"I descended like a girl" B Wiggins . . . . discuss!

Daithi

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/10053670/Giro-dItalia-2013-Bradley-Wiggins-disappointed-with-Giro-form-admitting-I-descended-like-a-bit-of-a-girl.html

Anybody else wince (ok, chuckle!) when they read this, I know plenty of "girls" that can descend better than me & I reckon Bradley does too!

Richmond Racer

Daithi wrote:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/10053670/Giro-dItalia-2013-Bradley-Wiggins-disappointed-with-Giro-form-admitting-I-descended-like-a-bit-of-a-girl.html

Anybody else wince when I read this, I know plenty of "girls" that can descend better than me & I reckon Bradley does too!

Ermm....like his 5 year old daughter to whom it seems he was actually referring? If she can descend better than you, he's got a Vos on this hands.

Squaggles

Bradley says some silly things sometimes , I'm sure you must have noticed

b45her

oh FFS stop trying to be ultra PC about stuff like this, its a saying, throw like a girl, hit like a girl etc.

Chebrikov

Wiggin's ability to descend decreases in direct relation to the increase in the balance of his bank accounts and the departure of ex dopers.

I find it ironic that Sky's pursuit of marginal gains, and Wiggins' severe weight loss and adherence to a scientific numbers approach to preparation and training, should result in his losing more time descending than he gains in time trials.

Sky set much store by their Dr Peters, who's job is to ensure the psychological strength of the riders, but it would seem he has failed to make sure Wiggins knows where to find his bottle. Wiggins bottle may well be full of Gatorade but his loss of bottle has cost him far more time than Prof Asker Jeukendrup's bottle contents have saved him.

Perhaps the loss of team mates and coaches who in the past doped, and a certain Doctor Leinders, have contributed to Sir Brad's lack of confidence.

Sir Brad is a London boy. He knows all about bottle. But is he hungry enough?

Squaggles

Did you write that all by yourself ?

Richmond Racer

All this faux-outrage is ridiculous

Richmond Racer

I hope they havent been preparing him for time trails - if he's been MTB'ing, that will have been no help whatsoever

chrisday

Richmond Racer

Squaggles wrote:

Did you write that all by yourself ?

And signed up specially to post that. Heart-warming to see such commitment

b45her

agreed, next time a particularly unattractive lady is referred to as looking like a bloke i must remember to be deeply upset by them insinuating that all men are unattractive :roll:

Macaloon

Faux Sports News: Girlie-gate, Dowsett-gate, Cheerleader-gate, Stool-pigeon-gate, train-gate ...

Cycling fans seem a remarkably thin-skinned bunch for followers of such a gladitorial sport. Pretty pathetic.

clanton

b45her wrote:

oh FFS stop trying to be ultra PC about stuff like this, its a saying, throw like a girl, hit like a girl etc.

+1. This has already been done on another thread. Take the trolling elsewhere.

clanton

So now dopers descend better too than non dopers? BS post.

estampida

what a croc

the big debate is whether disk brakes would help......

more brakes so you have better control or bad brakes watch me fly......

LeicesterLad

Some people really need to get out more. :roll:

mikeeye

"Not to disrespect girls, I have one at home" Bradley Wiggins.

Or was it Jimmy Savile?

Pross

clanton wrote:

So now dopers descend better too than non dopers? BS post.

Yep, pump them full of speed and all fear of the consequences would go out of the window

AchillesLeftKnee

At least he said descended, as opposed to "went down"...

prawny

My theory, is that the phrase 'like a girl' is a contraction of 'like a little girl' which I don't think anyone could find offensive.

Also, if I were a woman, I'd probably take offence at being called a girl if I was the offence taking kind. I don't relly like being referred to as a boy now I'm in my thirties.

Not defending what Wiggins said was right, but just something that crossed my mind. Feel free to tear my logic apart.

peace and love.
p.

Richmond Racer

prawny wrote:

My theory, is that the phrase 'like a girl' is a contraction of 'like a little girl' which I don't think anyone could find offensive.

Also, if I were a woman, I'd probably take offence at being called a girl if I was the offence taking kind. I don't relly like being referred to as a boy now I'm in my thirties.

Not defending what Wiggins said was right, but just something that crossed my mind. Feel free to tear my logic apart.

peace and love.
p.

'Tis true. I cant stand being called a girl

prawny

See I know the Womens

prawny

Sorry missed the winky face

Chebrikov

Did not spot the threads were amalgamated.

jamie1012

He descended like a milk float.

Richmond Racer

prawny wrote:

See I know the Womens

Oooh, lovely, ta 8)

little ring needed

The guy speaks like a tool and behaves like a tool. On watch when BC were in receipt of loads of dosh and the pack were running scared.

He has one big advantage - he is far more likeable than Cav.

secretsqirrel

I used to descend like a Schleck, now I probably descend like a Wiggo :oops:

No_Ta_Doctor

SecretSqirrel wrote:

I used to descend like a Schleck, now I probably descend like a Wiggo :oops:

Not only do I descend like Wiggo, I climb like Cav.

Actually, I'd be happy if that were true.

secretsqirrel

No tA Doctor wrote:

SecretSqirrel wrote:

I used to descend like a Schleck, now I probably descend like a Wiggo :oops:

Not only do I descend like Wiggo, I climb like Cav.

Actually, I'd be happy if that were true.

me too

Daithi

Squaggles wrote:

Did you write that all by yourself ?

No, my life-partner helped me!