Tony Martin interviewed: "I'm number one"

victorponf
victorponf Posts: 1,187
edited September 2012 in Pro race
Tony Martin, world champion, interviewed: "I'm number one"

http://www.revistadesdelacuneta.com/tengopagina.php?page=archivo0292
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  • philbar72
    philbar72 Posts: 2,229
    if he hadn't had a dreadful early 2012 he possibly would have got olympic gold and a couple of tdf stage victories. class cyclist.
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    Might be reflected by Wiggo not accepting his win in the Olympic tt until he saw it confirmed!
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    Think he probably is in straight up TT's
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • Crozza
    Crozza Posts: 991
    philbar72 wrote:
    if he hadn't had a dreadful early 2012 he possibly would have got olympic gold and a couple of tdf stage victories. class cyclist.

    if I hadn't taken up cycling only 3 years ago and could just kick my fondness for cake...
  • TMR
    TMR Posts: 3,986
    Crozza wrote:
    if I hadn't taken up cycling only 3 years ago and could just kick my fondness for cake...

    And if a frog had wings it wouldn't bump it's ass when it hopped :wink:
  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    The Mad Rapper wrote:
    Crozza wrote:
    if I hadn't taken up cycling only 3 years ago and could just kick my fondness for cake...

    And if a frog had wings it wouldn't bump it's ass when it hopped :wink:

    There are a load of birds in the Antarctic that aren't buying in to what you say Rapper.

    TM is No1. It is a shame he had so many punctures and injuries throughout the TdF and Olympic period (I PTP'd him for the TT's in the TdF).

    It would be good to see a TM and Wiggo showdown in a TT next year where they are both up for it and mechanical/injury free.
    @JaunePeril

    Winner of the Bike Radar Pro Race Wiggins Hour Prediction Competition
  • Paulie W
    Paulie W Posts: 1,492
    According to CQ, historically, it's 16-12 to Wiggo in ITTs head-to-head which surprised me - I was expecting it to be fairly clearly in favour of Martin.
  • oneof1982
    oneof1982 Posts: 703
    Wiggo and TM both win TT's. Wiggo wins more TT's than TM, Wiggo wins TdF.

    Ehr, who is no. 1?
  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    oneof1982 wrote:
    Wiggo and TM both win TT's. Wiggo wins more TT's than TM, Wiggo wins TdF.

    Ehr, who is no. 1?
    "Wiggo" is a mod. Tony is not. Tony is clean shaven wiggo is mr mutton chop. tony is number one :D
  • Pozzi
    Pozzi Posts: 23
    One point that needs to be made is that during stage races, it isn't always the best TT rider who wins the TT stages, as there are issues of recovery, saving for other stages. 'One day TTs' like the Olympics, World Champs, etc, show who the best TT riders are. Recovery plays such a big part in the stage race TTs, and isn't the whole picture; but this is the case for road races too.
  • Paulie W
    Paulie W Posts: 1,492
    Pozzi wrote:
    One point that needs to be made is that during stage races, it isn't always the best TT rider who wins the TT stages, as there are issues of recovery, saving for other stages. 'One day TTs' like the Olympics, World Champs, etc, show who the best TT riders are. Recovery plays such a big part in the stage race TTs, and isn't the whole picture; but this is the case for road races too.

    In stage races a TT specialist will often target the TTs for stage wins (and save himself accordingly) while a good TTer with GC ambitions will not have that same luxury.
  • ginsterdrz
    ginsterdrz Posts: 128
    In my own mind, I'm no.1 too.

    Some people just see me as a fat,sweaty, lazy cyclist tho!
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Pozzi wrote:
    One point that needs to be made is that during stage races, it isn't always the best TT rider who wins the TT stages, as there are issues of recovery, saving for other stages. 'One day TTs' like the Olympics, World Champs, etc, show who the best TT riders are. Recovery plays such a big part in the stage race TTs, and isn't the whole picture; but this is the case for road races too.

    Quite.

    First Tour TT was 9 days in. Final one was after a good 3 weeks of racing.

    Same with most of the final TTs in the stage races.
    _
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,907
    Wiggins this year has TTed better than anyone since the dark ages. Last year Martin was better.

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