Wiggins..Giro=DIFFICULT!
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HandyAndy wrote:Pross wrote:HandyAndy wrote:And Wiggo aint keeping up with anyone either uphill or downhill.
Ironic that you started a post with what a load of crap, I assumed you were referring to the post you were quoting but it seems it was a preemptive comment on what was to follow highlighted by the above. I'm sure he not only kept up with but also beat three of the pre-race favourites yesterday (Gesink, Scarponi and Ryder) with Scarponi in particular being considered a climbing specialist and that was on the steeper type of climb he has admitted himself he struggles with. As for 'he's not really a 3 week man' ignoring the fact that he won the Tour that you try to gloss over with the 'tailor made route' 'no real contenders' argument which fails to take account of the dominance he displayed he also finished 3rd in the 2009 Tour and 3rd in the Vuelta over a highly unsuited course and just weeks after breaking a collarbone (let me guess, he had no real competition etc. etc.). The level of b***ocks talked on this forum never ceases to amaze me. I can understand that people don't like certain riders but trying to re-write history to give credence to that dislike is just stupid.
I never said I dont like Wiggins, in fact I said I admire him. History has been written whether I like it or not! Just as Carlos Sastre won a TDf and Oscar Pereiro as well, so Wiggins won. He wont win 5, 3 like the great TDF riders because he isnt one. He IS an amazingly complete rider though and probably one of the most impressive riders in the last 10 years when you consider all he’s achieved. I also said he won a tour that suited his abilities to a t. It wasn’t your usual TDF route(very few uphill finishes) and some big names were missing, he was dominant and Sky were incredibly impressive(if incredibly boring). The Vuelta isnt the tour and almost never has the same quality field as the Giro or TDF.Besides, Froome should have won that if it wasn’t for Wiggins. Brad’s 3rd place in 2009 tdf was a breakthrough performance for sure, but there’ve been many riders who finished 2nd and 3rd in a GT and never won overall.
Well done to Wiggins to finish ahead of Scarponi and Gesink for a change in this race but in general his main rivals have been beating him uphill and downhill. As for Ryder, well most people finished ahead of him yesterday.
Thats the fantastic thing about the internet, we can all voice our opinion and I’m of the opinion that Wiggins(while being a phenomenal athlete) is NOT a classical grand tour rider. He’s riding a race that isnt ideally suited to him and in my opinion he’s not as fit. And I’m of the opinion he wont win another Grand tour.
Your call, but I for one dont find a team hammering on the front to burn the other GC riders off boring at all. It looked like a war of attrition to me, waiting to see who would be the next to drop off the back.
Wiggo is not a pure climber, so what do you expect him to do, tell his guys not to go too quickly on the front cos the TV spectators want to see the climbers jump some attacks?0 -
Is it just me or has this place gone batsh!t mental in the last few days?
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Richmond Racer wrote:Froome is going to stomp on those pedals at the Dauphine. I expect to see cranks needing replacing on daily basis.
Hes put weight on too?0 -
Vino'sGhost wrote:Richmond Racer wrote:Froome is going to stomp on those pedals at the Dauphine. I expect to see cranks needing replacing on daily basis.
Hes put weight on too?
Panic eating in case Bad Brad gets the nod
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The Mad Rapper wrote:Chebrikov wrote:We also think some of the other teams might be using some sort of device which throws the SRM data off. Brad says his power meter numbers get stuck whenever Nibali attacks. In fact Brad was looking at his power numbers which were a bit weird when he crashed the other day."
LMAO!
I've seen it all now. So other Teams are deploying Electronic Warfare to stop BW winning the Giro? Really? :P
ROFL next thing will be biological warfare with a well placed sneeze
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Richmond Racer wrote:Vino'sGhost wrote:Richmond Racer wrote:Froome is going to stomp on those pedals at the Dauphine. I expect to see cranks needing replacing on daily basis.
Hes put weight on too?
Panic eating in case Bad Brad gets the nod
best he finds a kebab then 0 -
smithy21 wrote:Is it just me or has this place gone batsh!t mental in the last few days?
No expert but even I have noticed how weird things have become over the last few days, so yep it has gone that way IMHOPain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.0 -
RichN95 wrote:Posters, please remember that two stupids don't make an unstupid
And smoking crack is definitely a bad idea.0 -
Danlikesbikes wrote:smithy21 wrote:Is it just me or has this place gone batsh!t mental in the last few days?
No expert but even I have noticed how weird things have become over the last few days, so yep it has gone that way IMHO
I ve been away but looking in occasionaly, it's almost as bad as the Tour. I suspect this is what may come with cycling's new found popularity
Tonight I'm in a hotel room in a rainy Houfillaze (on the LBL route, but also MTBing heaven) above a Raiki healer bloke...We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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ddraver wrote:Danlikesbikes wrote:smithy21 wrote:Is it just me or has this place gone batsh!t mental in the last few days?
No expert but even I have noticed how weird things have become over the last few days, so yep it has gone that way IMHO
I ve been away but looking in occasionaly, it's almost as bad as the Tour. I suspect this is what may come with cycling's new found popularity
Tonight I'm in a hotel room in a rainy Houfillaze (on the LBL route, but also MTBing heaven) above a Raiki healer bloke...
Dont get stoned with him
I'm here all week etc etc0
