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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    And Vansummeren. (According to CQ he had one in 2002 prior to turning pro.)

    And Tyler Hamilton.
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  • deejay
    deejay Posts: 3,138
    RichN95 wrote:
    And Vansummeren. (According to CQ he had one in 2002 prior to turning pro.)

    And Tyler Hamilton.
    And Thor Hushovd.
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    deejay wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    And Vansummeren. (According to CQ he had one in 2002 prior to turning pro.)

    And Tyler Hamilton.
    And Thor Hushovd.
    When did he win a monument?

    He also won races other than the Worlds - Gent Wevelgem, Het Volk
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    So apart from Vansummeren, Hamilton, Zuagg and Schleck :wink:



    Hushovd won Gent–Wevelgem (2006) & Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (2009)
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,535
    The incredible thing is that track and iTT stage wins aside, the vast bulk of his palmares comes from a single season. When I look back at 2012 I still find it difficult to believe he pulled all that off.
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  • jimmythecuckoo
    jimmythecuckoo Posts: 4,716
    Got dropped according to TdW instagram... nice picture of the cross winds and Wiggo not in the lead echelon.
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  • mrushton
    mrushton Posts: 5,182
    http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/the ... ey-wiggins

    Some interesting bits that you never hear of.
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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    It's a pity he seems to have dropped the mission to restore cycling's US credibility. On the other hand, he doesn't refer to the ruthless 2013 campaign waged by Froomites to deny his Giro/Tour double destiny. Give us bubblewrap, Brad.
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  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    mrushton wrote:
    http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/the-changing-man-through-the-years-with-bradley-wiggins

    Some interesting bits that you never hear of.

    They missed out LInda McCartney there.
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    mrushton wrote:
    http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/the-changing-man-through-the-years-with-bradley-wiggins

    Some interesting bits that you never hear of.

    They missed out LInda McCartney there.
    He never did a race for them though. Probably didn't even get the kit.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,660
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    mrushton wrote:
    http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/the-changing-man-through-the-years-with-bradley-wiggins

    Some interesting bits that you never hear of.

    They missed out LInda McCartney there.

    There is a mention of it, but it's not given a subtitle as 't'were
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  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    Early days Garmin gets exactly the write up you'd expect.

    Its a shame Vaughters started taking it seriously.
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    Early days Garmin gets exactly the write up you'd expect.

    Its a shame Vaughters started taking it seriously.
    Does Vaughters even talk to them these days?

    Anyway, the party's moved on to Orica now.
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  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    RichN95 wrote:
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    Early days Garmin gets exactly the write up you'd expect.

    Its a shame Vaughters started taking it seriously.
    Does Vaughters even talk to them these days?

    Anyway, the party's moved on to Orica now.


    I enjoyed the flash of his old self the other day saying he'd enjoy firing Dekker and Nuyens again and again and again, but he's a lost cause of business speak seriousness now. Plus, Pieper and his assistant were horrible to a lady police in Geraadsbergen at the Eneco last year, I'm off Garmin now. Can't warm to Orica either.

    Incidentally, Nuyens new job is managing a small supermarket.
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  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,643
    RichN95 wrote:
    Anyway, the party's moved on to Orica now.

    So the party atmosphere is all Matt White's doing?
  • de_sisti
    de_sisti Posts: 1,283
    edited February 2015
    Bradley's Team's new shirt. I'm sure he took inspiration from the GB retro shirt from Pendras :wink:
    Wonder what colour the shorts will be?
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  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    Really don't like that. The white/maroon one that was doing the rounds was a miss for me, but had promise, this one is just icky.
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  • inseine
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  • Suckmycleat
    Suckmycleat Posts: 8
    Horrible looking kit that.

    Even Rapha can't polish a turd. :(
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Suckmycleat wrote:
    Horrible looking kit that.

    Even Rapha can't polish a turd. :(

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  • DeVlaeminck
    DeVlaeminck Posts: 9,031
    Quite like that kit - the Rapha version with the darker torso - not so struck on the Prendas repro if that's an accurate representation of the actual colour. Shame it has Sky on it though.
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  • mm1
    mm1 Posts: 1,063
    Time was we'd look for that strip at (off) the back at the worlds and 'lympics.
  • de_sisti
    de_sisti Posts: 1,283
    DeVlaeminck wrote:
    not so struck on the Prendas repro if that's an accurate representation of the actual colour. Shame it has Sky on it though.
    That's as accurate as you can get (in a photoshoot). I have one.
  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    It's right up his street though. Mod.
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
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    Brilliant in a poster for a 10yo boy's bedroom kinda way.
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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    PR used to signify a mystical place in Northern France. This crass act wouldn't be so bad if he actually gave a farquhar on his bike, outside of certain personal targets.
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  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    Macaloon wrote:
    PR used to signify a mystical place in Northern France. This crass act wouldn't be so bad if he actually gave a farquhar on his bike, outside of certain personal targets.

    Have you ever been to Roubaix? It's about as mystical as Swindon. What crass act is this? Riding it to win?
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

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  • Daz555
    Daz555 Posts: 3,976
    Macaloon wrote:
    This crass act wouldn't be so bad if he actually gave a farquhar on his bike,outside of certain personal targets.
    Like TdF winner, World TT champion, Olympic TT champion, 3 times Olympic track champion, 6 times World track champion, Dauphine, Paris-Nice, Romandie.....

    Those sorts of personal targets? Ahh ok then, seems he's spent a fair bit of time giving a farquhar.
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    Have you ever been to Roubaix? It's about as mystical as Swindon.
    When I was a little boy Swindon had the Oasis which had waterslides and a wave machine. That was pretty bloody mystical. Roubaix, on the other hand, is Lille's armpit.
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  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    RichN95 wrote:
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    Have you ever been to Roubaix? It's about as mystical as Swindon.
    When I was a little boy Swindon had the Oasis which had waterslides and a wave machine. That was pretty bloody mystical. Roubaix, on the other hand, is Lille's armpit.


    Lille, of course, being the Nord's armpit, which is France's armpit. Grim.
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

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