Tour de Romandie "Spoiler"

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  • twotyred
    twotyred Posts: 822
    Agree with the previous poster that its good he's not put all his eggs in the TdF basket. Winning the Paris Nice and Romandie will take a little pressure off the TdF.
  • cogidubnus
    cogidubnus Posts: 860
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Need to create a couple of avatars for wiggins.

    Feel free to use mine... :)
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    smithy21 wrote:
    Watching LLS ride this is painful.
    As was the race.
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  • Beatmaker
    Beatmaker Posts: 1,092
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    smithy21 wrote:
    Watching LLS ride this is painful.
    As was the race.

    I didn't think it was too bad.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    smithy21 wrote:
    Watching LLS ride this is painful.
    As was the race.

    It's the Tour of Romandie. What do you expect? It's not exactly known for it's classic editions.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    RichN95 wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    smithy21 wrote:
    Watching LLS ride this is painful.
    As was the race.

    It's the Tour of Romandie. What do you expect? It's not exactly known for it's classic editions.

    Something other than a Franco-Swiss version of the ENECO Tour.
    Romandie always favours the strong trialist, but used to include a selective mountain finish, too.
    It's not as if they are short of parcour to balance the climbing/ITT scales.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    smithy21 wrote:
    Watching LLS ride this is painful.
    As was the race.

    It's the Tour of Romandie. What do you expect? It's not exactly known for it's classic editions.

    Something other than a Franco-Swiss version of the ENECO Tour.
    Romandie always favours the strong trialist, but used to include a selective mountain finish, too.
    It's not as if they are short of parcour to balance the climbing/ITT scales.

    Weather/time of year makes it difficult though. It's all quite high up around there.

    Having said that, doesn't mean you can't have a hill top (as opposed to a mountain top) finish.
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Two bits of trivia.

    1. The only other rider to have won Paris-Nice, Romandie and Dauphine in their career is Eddy Merckx.

    2. Wiggins has now won more major stage races than Robert Millar (Catalunya & Dauphine). Millar has many more podiums though.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
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  • dave_1
    dave_1 Posts: 9,512
    RichN95 wrote:
    Two bits of trivia.

    1. The only other rider to have won Paris-Nice, Romandie and Dauphine in their career is Eddy Merckx.

    2. Wiggins has now won more major stage races than Robert Millar (Catalunya & Dauphine). Millar has many more podiums though.


    Millar as good as won the 1985 Vuelta but for possibly criminal activity that changed the GC-motorpacing allegations being implied by Kelly and team. I don't think Brad has come anywhere near as close yet to a major grand tour win and his climbing form will have to improve much more than 2009 and 2011 before he can get as close to winning a grand tour as Millar did
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  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    improve much more than 2009 and 2011 before he can get as close to winning a grand tour as Millar did
    That's all going to change in July! :)
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  • nic_77
    nic_77 Posts: 929
    Dave_1 wrote:
    I don't think Brad has come anywhere near as close yet to a major grand tour win
    3rd in 2011 Vuelta not close enough for you?
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  • derbygrimpeur
    derbygrimpeur Posts: 822
    Great result for Wiggins & Sky. Also good to hear Wiggins so complimentary about his teammates these days. Maybe he's learning from Cavendish and is actually become a real leader that others will WANT to ride for. Am looking forward to July...
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    He really needs to reconsider those chainrings. When you see the slow motion of how much the chain was bouncing about on what looked a reasonable surface it's no wonder the chain came off. I also can't see how they can be that efficient when the chain is able to bounce like that. Do any of the other GT contenders use them at all?
  • tremayne
    tremayne Posts: 378
    Dave#1 - I sure I'm right in thinking you've actually got the t-shirt in respect to pro cycling, unlike the majority of us (me included). However, I think you are being really harsh on Brads chances this year. I truly believe his capabilities have increased a great deal over the past year or so. And he can go up mountains. Won't ever be a sight to behold or poetry in motion - but he gets up 'em!!!
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
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  • shinyhelmut
    shinyhelmut Posts: 1,364
    RichN95 wrote:
    Two bits of trivia.

    1. The only other rider to have won Paris-Nice, Romandie and Dauphine in their career is Eddy Merckx.

    2. Wiggins has now won more major stage races than Robert Millar (Catalunya & Dauphine). Millar has many more podiums though.

    So Wiggo is the new new Merckx? :lol:
  • shinyhelmut
    shinyhelmut Posts: 1,364
    Pross wrote:
    He really needs to reconsider those chainrings. When you see the slow motion of how much the chain was bouncing about on what looked a reasonable surface it's no wonder the chain came off. I also can't see how they can be that efficient when the chain is able to bounce like that. Do any of the other GT contenders use them at all?

    Sastre rides/rode Q-rings, I believe he was riding them in '08.
  • LangerDan
    LangerDan Posts: 6,132
    ShinyHelmut wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    Two bits of trivia.

    1. The only other rider to have won Paris-Nice, Romandie and Dauphine in their career is Eddy Merckx.

    2. Wiggins has now won more major stage races than Robert Millar (Catalunya & Dauphine). Millar has many more podiums though.

    So Wiggo is the new new Merckx? :lol:

    So where does that leave EBH then - the old new Merckx?
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  • smithy21
    smithy21 Posts: 2,204
    Oh god.. dont get Iain started.
  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    LangerDan wrote:
    ShinyHelmut wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    Two bits of trivia.

    1. The only other rider to have won Paris-Nice, Romandie and Dauphine in their career is Eddy Merckx.

    2. Wiggins has now won more major stage races than Robert Millar (Catalunya & Dauphine). Millar has many more podiums though.

    So Wiggo is the new new Merckx? :lol:

    So where does that leave EBH then - the old new Merckx?

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  • rebs
    rebs Posts: 891
    I still find it so funny looking at Wiggins spring. never seens elbows flying around like that on a bike before.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    rebs wrote:
    I still find it so funny looking at Wiggins spring. never seens elbows flying around like that on a bike before.

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  • prawny
    prawny Posts: 5,440
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    rebs wrote:
    I still find it so funny looking at Wiggins spring. never seens elbows flying around like that on a bike before.

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    jonginge Posts: 5,945
    Oops, wrong thread. How do I delete? Hmm, hmmm?
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