Olympic Mens TT, Wednesday

GentlemanBear

PeteMadoc wrote:

Coach H wrote:

GentlemanBear wrote:

wiggo - going past Shacklegate Lane at Waldegrave Road

Is he quicker on this bike or his Graal?

Obviously the Secret Squirels non't believe in all these conceled brakes, cables out of primary airflow etc!

That is a cracking photo!!!

I heard that Wiggins didn't sleep a wink last night worrying about is brakes being in front of the fork.

Thanks mate, Nikon D60 and my Dad's old manual focus sigma 70-300. Pic is straight out of the camera but for a little crop.

Coach H

disgruntledgoat wrote:

TBF, the events that frame was designed for don't have brakes or cables.

Then how quick would it be on the road if it had all the current marketing / technology? :roll:

MrTapir

TailWindHome wrote:

MrTapir wrote:

TailWindHome wrote:

woodford2barbican wrote:

TailWindHome wrote:

woodford2barbican wrote:

is this a better year than Roche's triple crown year?

No

Ok - how do you rate it in the best single year's performance league table I have just invented?

Dunno. Don't have the knowledge.

But

Giro + Worlds > Dauphine+ Paris Nice+ Olympics.

No?

What about if you add Le Tour in there?

Le Tour would be on both sides of the equation so make no difference

Ah silly me, shows how much I know. In that case I would think that Roche edged it just.

ddraver

GentlemanBear wrote:

iainf72 wrote:

GentlemanBear wrote:

hey, I'm straight, and a man, and I know that the fact that my forum handle may make me sound a little gay... .

There I was thinking you were a "bear"

:P

we'll, I'm built more for rugby than cycling - so I tell myself I could have been the perfect track sprinter if only I hadn't discovered beer and pizza!!

Hah!! Snap.

carl_p

NervexProf wrote:

Bradley Wiggins time over course (in old money) 32.381mph - now that is impressive.

That's faster than the Schleck brothers on a descent

rockmount

GentlemanBear wrote:

wiggo - going past Shacklegate Lane at Waldegrave Road

Nice shots, specially this one...thanks for sharing.

rebs

I don't get teh impression Wiggins will want to stop and soak it up.

He must have a little niggle to want to have another crack at the Veulta no? Worlds Road Race is surely out of reach but a rainbow TT jersey is up for grabs....

GentlemanBear

rockmount wrote:

Nice shots, specially this one...thanks for sharing.

album here with a few more - http://imgur.com/a/JHtTt#RnYFX

iainf72

I bet LLS and Cavendish have the same feeling today. THat being "oh noes, not again"

rick_chasey

iainf72 wrote:

I bet LLS and Cavendish have the same feeling today. THat being "oh noes, not again"

Kinda wanted Wiggins to fly past LLS with 50m to go ala TdF.

frenchfighter

GentlemanBear wrote:

album here with a few more - http://imgur.com/a/JHtTt#RnYFX

Did Gilbert's skinsuit come undone?



And the Big T's legs are insane.

RichN95.

john-e-big-guns

GentlemanBear wrote:

wiggo - going past Shacklegate Lane at Waldegrave Road

Love the Target's on the head-tube & his lid...KTF Bradley

TheEnglishman

RichN95 wrote:

Move over David Beckham

deejay

dsoutar wrote:

[Phinney

I understand your sentiment but I just get the feeling that he's promised a lot and not managed to live up to expectations. Certainly plenty of time to change that but there's no obvious sign of that happening.

Now I seem to remember those sentiments 20 years ago with some Texan.
Phinney just needs to have a bit of Cancer removed and the Magic will also occur to him, perhaps. :roll:

OffTheBackAdam

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cogidubnus

What a ride!

I'm off to the bookies to put my house on Wiggins for SPOTY now

RichN95.

Cogidubnus wrote:

What a ride!

I'm off to the bookies to put my house on Wiggins for SPOTY now

The odds will be terrible though - if you bet your house, you'll probably only win a dozen bricks and a doorbell.

Ladbrokes are already paying out: http://news.ladbrokes.com/en-gb/olympic ... 12234.html

cogidubnus

curses lol

ah well time to think of another plan to make my millions

k-dog

I bet you would have got good odds on 2 Brits on the podium at the Tour and then the Olympics if you'd tried at the beginning of the year.

knedlicky

What the wounded soldiers had to say:

Cancellara: “I’m satisfied, I gave everything I could. That’s what counts at the OG. I’m unbelievably proud of my performance“.

Martin: “The Silver makes up for everything. It shines almost as much as Gold. After so much bad luck and pain it was a great conclusion for me at the OG, and after my recent problems it has the value of a victory. Today I’m a very happy person”



I didn’t see the event but because of his injury Martin apparently had problems, and thus lost a little time, when riding out the saddle - when on the small rises and when accelerating out of curves - presumably because of the pulling.

oldwelshman

I heard Wiggo has signed for Wiggle whay a coup lol

Le Commentateur

Wonder if Wiggle will try selling thrones in the near future – the ultimate in mamil home furnishings, ideal for post-turbo recovery.

oneof1982

Rick Chasey wrote:

Ah chapeaux etc.

I want to like him but I can't.

Bloody fast though.

Time to let it go. You're missing out.

chrisga

Well done to Wiggins and Froome. Excellent rides.

Does anyone know, despite all the furore over branding even down to people's t-shirts in the olympic park, how all the bikes in the Road Race and time trial were able to compete with the manufacturers names emblazoned on the downtubes? I don't have any issues with it - just curious thats all.

The_Special_One

chrisga wrote:

Well done to Wiggins and Froome. Excellent rides.

Does anyone know, despite all the furore over branding even down to people's t-shirts in the olympic park, how all the bikes in the Road Race and time trial were able to compete with the manufacturers names emblazoned on the downtubes? I don't have any issues with it - just curious thats all.

I think they get away with it because a bike will be classed as a piece of technical equipment and as such can have a non Olympic partner logo on it.

Come the track and field events we will see many athletes wearing Nike footwear despite Adidas been an official Olympic partner, Nike footwear when competing will be classed as technical equipment. Although saying that an athlete running in a pair of Nikes and wins a medal wont be allowed to wear a pair of Nikes on the podium because on the podium there just classed as a pair of trainers and not technical equipment, same goes for wearing non Olympic partners logos within the Olympic park. If it falls under technical equipment the non Olympic partner logo can be shown, if not it can't.

DF33

RichN95 wrote:

The new Jimmy Saville, now then now then

weapons

I was surprised to see that Wiggo's bike was a lot more basic in design than some other production TT rigs, for instance a simple headtube rather than a nosecone that several other models have, exposed front and rear brakes. Just goes to show how much these features are all about marketing when they make sod all difference if you have the engine!

nic_77

RichN95 wrote:

Cogidubnus wrote:

What a ride!

I'm off to the bookies to put my house on Wiggins for SPOTY now

The odds will be terrible though - if you bet your house, you'll probably only win a dozen bricks and a doorbell.

Ladbrokes are already paying out: http://news.ladbrokes.com/en-gb/olympic ... 12234.html

I got on this at 10-1 in June... just upset now that I only punted a fiver!

rick_chasey

oneof1982 wrote:

Rick Chasey wrote:

Ah chapeaux etc.

I want to like him but I can't.

Bloody fast though.

Time to let it go. You're missing out.

If ya don't like him ya don't like him.

I'm not particularly British or patriotic so I don't feel the same affinity.

With sports I know nothing about it's easier to get behind the Brits since they're the only people you end up knowing much about.

But with cycling, I've watched it for so long now that I kinda see beyond all that.