Greatest British Cyclist

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  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    greasedscotsman wrote:
    So is it now Froome?

    No, as he wasn't born in Britain. It's still Bradley Wiggins.

    *runs for cover*
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 20,576
    Still Cavendish.
  • FocusZing
    FocusZing Posts: 4,373
    edited July 2016
    This generation. I can't make my mind up between Cav, Wiggins or Froome.
  • effillo
    effillo Posts: 257
    TheBigBean wrote:
    Still Cavendish.

    You obviously haven't heard. Cav's finished.
  • timoid.
    timoid. Posts: 3,133
    Salsiccia1 wrote:
    greasedscotsman wrote:
    So is it now Froome?

    No, as he wasn't born in Britain. It's still Bradley Wiggins.

    *runs for cover*

    I presume that was a joke about Ghent born Bradley Wiggins?
    It's a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired. You quit when the gorilla is tired.
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    Timoid. wrote:
    Salsiccia1 wrote:
    greasedscotsman wrote:
    So is it now Froome?

    No, as he wasn't born in Britain. It's still Bradley Wiggins.

    *runs for cover*

    I presume that was a joke about Ghent born Bradley Wiggins?



    Comedy sausage post innit
  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    Timoid. wrote:
    Salsiccia1 wrote:
    greasedscotsman wrote:
    So is it now Froome?

    No, as he wasn't born in Britain. It's still Bradley Wiggins.

    *runs for cover*

    I presume that was a joke about Ghent born Bradley Wiggins?



    Comedy sausage post innit
    :wink:
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Well played Sausage.

    It's still Beryl Burton for me.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,786
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Well played Sausage.

    It's still Beryl Burton for me.
    This is a lesson on how to get aero, without resorting to aerobars.
    beryl-burton-facts.jpg
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    inseine wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Well played Sausage.

    It's still Beryl Burton for me.
    This is a lesson on how to get aero, without resorting to aerobars.
    beryl-burton-facts.jpg

    There is so much that is 'awesome' in this photo.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,786
    Not sure how aero the bell is!
    http://cyclinganddesign.blogspot.fr/
  • Grahamsjz
    Grahamsjz Posts: 50
    How times change, look at the size of the rings compared to the cassette.
  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    Grahamsjz wrote:
    How times change, look at the size of the rings compared to the cassette.

    Kids today, eh?
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • spam02
    spam02 Posts: 178
    inseine wrote:
    Not sure how aero the bell is!

    More likely to be a stopwatch
  • hypster
    hypster Posts: 1,229
    Grahamsjz wrote:
    How times change, look at the size of the rings compared to the cassette.

    And how steep the gradient is as well...
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,091
    Is that a brolly taped under her saddle there?
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  • Garry H
    Garry H Posts: 6,639
    underlayunderlay wrote:
    Is that a brolly taped under her saddle there?

    Nah, it's her purse. She's off to the shop for her weekly messages.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,481
    It's a spare tub under the saddle isn't it? Carrying a pump too. These days even the most amateur testers carry nothing and end up needing someone to pick them up if they get a flat!
  • jscl
    jscl Posts: 1,015
    Pross wrote:
    It's a spare tub under the saddle isn't it? Carrying a pump too. These days even the most amateur testers carry nothing and end up needing someone to pick them up if they get a flat!
    Certainly is. Old school ways of doing things.

    I've had the pleasure of handling Beryl's OBE at one point a couple of years back. The lady really was a legend and always will be.
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    JSCL wrote:
    Pross wrote:
    It's a spare tub under the saddle isn't it? Carrying a pump too. These days even the most amateur testers carry nothing and end up needing someone to pick them up if they get a flat!
    Certainly is. Old school ways of doing things.

    I've had the pleasure of handling Beryl's OBE at one point a couple of years back. The lady really was a legend and always will be.

    My dad rode with her a few times in Yorkshire when he first arrived in the UK. They bonded over both having arrhythmia. He still speaks of her with awe and he can't remember that much these days, but he remembers her.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    Salsiccia1 wrote:
    Grahamsjz wrote:
    How times change, look at the size of the rings compared to the cassette.

    Kids today, eh?
    Yeah, everyone knows vinyl is back in...
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  • josame
    josame Posts: 1,141
    TheBigBean wrote:
    Still Cavendish.

    Cav doesn't win races - he wins stages, not remotely the same
    'Do not compare your bike to others, for always there will be greater and lesser bikes'
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,150
    josame wrote:
    TheBigBean wrote:
    Still Cavendish.

    Cav doesn't win races - he wins stages, not remotely the same
    Now you know that's wrong, so it's a bit silly to say it.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • gweeds
    gweeds Posts: 2,564
    josame wrote:
    TheBigBean wrote:
    Still Cavendish.

    Cav doesn't win races - he wins stages, not remotely the same

    Must have imagined Milan-San Remo, KBK, world champs then...
    Napoleon, don't be jealous that I've been chatting online with babes all day. Besides, we both know that I'm training to be a cage fighter.
  • josame
    josame Posts: 1,141
    edited July 2016
    Gweeds wrote:
    josame wrote:
    TheBigBean wrote:
    Still Cavendish.
    Cav doesn't win races - he wins stages, not remotely the same
    Must have imagined Milan-San Remo, KBK, world champs then
    Now you know that's wrong, so it's a bit silly to say it....

    Are McEwan, Cipollini, Zabel et al really remembered in the same way as Hinault, Merckx, Fignon Contador et al
    'Do not compare your bike to others, for always there will be greater and lesser bikes'
  • ozzzyosborn206
    ozzzyosborn206 Posts: 1,340
    mike6 wrote:
    [url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19682857#p19682857]Timoid.[/url] wrote:
    [url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19682363#p19682363]iainf72[/url] wrote:
    I was born to British parents in another country and I've always considered myself British first and foremost so I find Froome's position quite normal.

    Difference being he doesn't live in the UK and never (as far as I'm aware) has.

    Whatever, if he genuinely feels he's British, then he is. I just never get the impression that he does.

    I dont understand this statement at all. What would he gain from pretending to feel British? His grandparents are British, his parents are British, he is a British passport holder, ergo he is British.

    I think the main reason for Froome having a British passport is because it benefits him as a cyclist, being part of the British system, getting into sky etc has all helped get him where he is. Had he stayed with a Kenyan one I think his development would have suffered(not that i think this is how it should be).
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    josame wrote:
    Gweeds wrote:
    josame wrote:
    TheBigBean wrote:
    Still Cavendish.
    Cav doesn't win races - he wins stages, not remotely the same
    Must have imagined Milan-San Remo, KBK, world champs then
    Now you know that's wrong, so it's a bit silly to say it....

    Are McEwen, Zulle, et al really remembered in the same way as Hinault, Merckx, Fignon Contador et al

    Why are you comparing Cav to Zulle? Or McEwen to Zulle? Huh, why Zulle at all?
    Correlation is not causation.
  • josame
    josame Posts: 1,141
    Above The Cows wrote:
    josame wrote:
    Gweeds wrote:
    josame wrote:
    TheBigBean wrote:
    Still Cavendish.
    Cav doesn't win races - he wins stages, not remotely the same
    Must have imagined Milan-San Remo, KBK, world champs then
    Now you know that's wrong, so it's a bit silly to say it....

    Are McEwen, Zulle, et al really remembered in the same way as Hinault, Merckx, Fignon Contador et al

    Why are you comparing Cav to Zulle? Or McEwen to Zulle? Huh, why Zulle at all?

    Got my Alex / Eric thing wrong - see post now edited

    Are McEwen, Cipollini, Zabel et al really remembered in the same way as Hinault, Merckx, Fignon Contador et al
    'Do not compare your bike to others, for always there will be greater and lesser bikes'
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 20,576
    josame wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    josame wrote:
    Gweeds wrote:
    josame wrote:
    TheBigBean wrote:
    Still Cavendish.
    Cav doesn't win races - he wins stages, not remotely the same
    Must have imagined Milan-San Remo, KBK, world champs then
    Now you know that's wrong, so it's a bit silly to say it....

    Are McEwen, Zulle, et al really remembered in the same way as Hinault, Merckx, Fignon Contador et al

    Why are you comparing Cav to Zulle? Or McEwen to Zulle? Huh, why Zulle at all?

    Got my Alex / Eric thing wrong - see post now edited

    Are McEwen, Cipollini, Zabel et al really remembered in the same way as Hinault, Merckx, Fignon Contador et al

    Bit of a strawman argument that. Are Kelly, De Vlaeminck, Van Looy remembered in the same way as Pereiro, Simoni, Cobo?
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,150
    edited July 2016
    ozzzyosborn206 wrote:
    mike6 wrote:
    [url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19682857#p19682857]Timoid.[/url] wrote:
    [url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19682363#p19682363]iainf72[/url] wrote:
    I was born to British parents in another country and I've always considered myself British first and foremost so I find Froome's position quite normal.

    Difference being he doesn't live in the UK and never (as far as I'm aware) has.

    Whatever, if he genuinely feels he's British, then he is. I just never get the impression that he does.

    I dont understand this statement at all. What would he gain from pretending to feel British? His grandparents are British, his parents are British, he is a British passport holder, ergo he is British.

    I think the main reason for Froome having a British passport is because it benefits him as a cyclist, being part of the British system, getting into sky etc has all helped get him where he is. Had he stayed with a Kenyan one I think his development would have suffered(not that i think this is how it should be).
    Actually he says it's the other way around. He always had a British passport and only got a Kenyan one so he could represent them in bike races.(Which would make sense as travel is much easier on a UK passport)
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