Wiggins

tailwindhome
tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
edited March 2015 in Pro race
Laura Meseguer ‏@Laura_Meseguer · 2m2 minutes ago
Wiggins will leave Team Sky on april 2015 to prepare Rio 2016, says the team by official communication. His last race will be Paris Roubaix




Yeah, it could just go in the transfers thread - but there'll be a thread so may as well start it now.....
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    As much as I'm not a fan, is a shame to see that kind of talent not being used on the road.

    But then, that's his style right? Do something, achieve it, however difficult, and move on to the next challenge.

    Good for him. Shame for road cycling.
    _
  • markhewitt1978
    markhewitt1978 Posts: 7,614
    After being left out of the team for the 2014 Tour could it be any different? He's long made it down his next focus was Rio 2016.
  • me-109
    me-109 Posts: 1,915
    Beeb report:
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/30681392
  • jimmythecuckoo
    jimmythecuckoo Posts: 4,716
    Expect the road side between Compiengne and Roubaix to be jammed with Brits for this one.
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  • Brailsford Bad
    Brailsford Bad Posts: 85
    So will he ever ride in his World Champ TT jersey? i predicted last year he might not, looks like i could be right! (although a bit gutted if he doesn't seeing how long it took to get)
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    Brailsford Bad wrote:
    So will he ever ride in his World Champ TT jersey? i predicted last year he might not, looks like i could be right! (although a bit gutted if he doesn't seeing how long it took to get)
    De Panne must be a possibility and I would have thought he would do at least one early season stage race, several of which have TTs.
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  • Brailsford Bad
    Brailsford Bad Posts: 85
    RichN95 wrote:
    Brailsford Bad wrote:
    So will he ever ride in his World Champ TT jersey? i predicted last year he might not, looks like i could be right! (although a bit gutted if he doesn't seeing how long it took to get)
    De Panne must be a possibility and I would have thought he would do at least one early season stage race, several of which have TTs.


    Thats what I'm hoping for.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Twitter says could ride a few classics this year.

    Shame no use of WCTT jersey though
  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    He's not the sort of guy to not do everything possible to make PR happen, although I will give him the biggest chapeau if he pulls this one off. To my mind he will do a few shorter stage races in preparation for the spring. He knows as well as anyone that you need race fitness not just training fitness, and I'll be very surprised if he doesn't get to show off his rainbows, that isn't in anyone's best interests especially the sponsors'.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Joelsim wrote:
    I'll be very surprised if he doesn't get to show off his rainbows, that isn't in anyone's best interests especially the sponsors'.

    I reckon sponsors prefer their own colours to those of the UCI....

    Anyway, who watches TTs that occur before April?
    _
  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    The amount of publicity Wiggo will get in a rainbow jersey for Sky is huge. The nation's hero...
  • jimmythecuckoo
    jimmythecuckoo Posts: 4,716
    I am hoping he uses the Ronde for training the week before
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  • alihisgreat
    alihisgreat Posts: 3,872
    He can still wear his WC bands after his contract with Sky ends though? He'll probs be rocking up to a few local 10s decked out in full WC kit?!
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,643
    ach but that kit probably won't combine rainbow stripes with rapha stripes and sky logos...
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,449
    dish_dash wrote:
    ach but that kit probably won't combine rainbow stripes with rapha stripes and sky logos...

    I believe Rapha are supplying the kit to Team Wiggo, and Sky are set to have some involvement too apparently.
  • deejay
    deejay Posts: 3,138
    ALIHISGREAT wrote:
    He can still wear his WC bands after his contract with Sky ends though? He'll probs be rocking up to a few local 10s decked out in full WC kit?!
    Puzzled Question :- When does the Sky contract end and Team GB begin or to put it another way :- what's the difference ???.....Money perhaps :wink:
    He is a World Champion on Road and Track. (Olympics also)
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    deejay wrote:
    ALIHISGREAT wrote:
    He can still wear his WC bands after his contract with Sky ends though? He'll probs be rocking up to a few local 10s decked out in full WC kit?!
    Puzzled Question :- When does the Sky contract end and Team GB begin or to put it another way :- what's the difference ???.....Money perhaps :wink:
    He is a World Champion on Road and Track. (Olympics also)
    His contract with Sky ends soon after Paris-Roubaix. And as the contract is complete he should be able to move to his new Wiggins team without having to wait for the August transfer window.
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    andyp wrote:
    dish_dash wrote:
    ach but that kit probably won't combine rainbow stripes with rapha stripes and sky logos...

    I believe Rapha are supplying the kit to Team Wiggo, and Sky are set to have some involvement too apparently.

    The mock-ups of the kit seem to display Sky on them I think.

    http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/lat ... rca-150726
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  • deejay
    deejay Posts: 3,138
    RichN95 wrote:
    His contract with Sky ends soon after Paris-Roubaix. And as the contract is complete he should be able to move to his new Wiggins team without having to wait for the August transfer window.
    Yup, got it now.
    I missed the Team Wiggins bit previously. :oops:
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,660
    If he pulls off the win at P-R, what would we call him?

    Mercx has based cyclist ever, Vos has most varied Palmares...

    Most varied uniquely Male Palmares of his generation?
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  • mm1
    mm1 Posts: 1,063
    jimmythecuckoo wrote:
    I am hoping he uses the Ronde for training the week before

    So do I. He did a fantastic ride in Flanders last year, looked really comfortable when I saw him.
  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,314
    So that's it then.

    Wiggins never has to ride up a hill again...
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,535
    OCDuPalais wrote:
    So that's it then.

    Wiggins never has to ride up a hill again...

    Have I missed something?

    He's down to ride Paris-Nice, which has the occasional lump in it.
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  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    OCDuPalais wrote:
    So that's it then.

    Wiggins never has to ride up a hill again...

    >Obligatory "it's the coming back down that's the problem" post<
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    ddraver wrote:
    If he pulls off the win at P-R, what would we call him?

    Mercx has based cyclist ever, Vos has most varied Palmares...

    Most varied uniquely Male Palmares of his generation?

    If he did, it's go

    All time greats (Merckx, Hinault,LeMond Armstrong etc)
    Wiggins
    Everyone else
    _
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    edited February 2015
    If he wins PR will he be the only rider to have his only one day race win be a monument?

    *excluding national titles
    **assuming he doesn't win anything else




    EDIT - nope Andy Schleck
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Probably.

    Which makes it so unlikely he will.
    _
  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    TailWindHome wrote:
    If he wins PR will he be the only rider to have his only one day race win be a monument?

    *excluding national titles
    **assuming he doesn't win anything else




    EDIT - nope Andy Schleck

    Depends if he wins a one-day race in the lead up doesn't it? ;)
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  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    TailWindHome wrote:
    If he wins PR will he be the only rider to have his only one day race win be a monument?

    *excluding national titles
    **assuming he doesn't win anything else




    EDIT - nope Andy Schleck

    What about Oliver Zaugg?
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    greasedscotsman wrote:
    TailWindHome wrote:
    If he wins PR will he be the only rider to have his only one day race win be a monument?

    *excluding national titles
    **assuming he doesn't win anything else




    EDIT - nope Andy Schleck

    What about Oliver Zaugg?

    Lombardy doesn't count anymore does it really ;).

    Unless Dan Martin wins it or something.
    _

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