Tour of Yorkshire *spoiler*

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  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,399
    Cummings attempting his normal trick
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,660
    STEEEVVVVOOOOOOOO
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,399
    How is he staying away...
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,399
    And he's given in. Bunch sprint it is.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,660
    I know?!?!?!?

    Edit - oh well...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,399
    Ewan boxed - stolen by lotto jumbo
  • adambruntlett
    adambruntlett Posts: 257
    Carlton had no idea who won. Hopeless.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,660
    insane sprint!!
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,399
    Doesnt seem like I missed much between 70 and 10k while I was driving home then...
  • philwint
    philwint Posts: 763
    The scenery was nice.....
    Phil

    www.philwinterbourne.co.uk
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,705
    philwint wrote:
    The scenery was nice.....

    Yeah, it was bit...............................well, more than a bit.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • drewster_70
    drewster_70 Posts: 36
    Help.....does anyone have the rider numbers for the first three - need to pay out on our sweepstake!
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    drewster_70 wrote:
    Help.....does anyone have the rider numbers for the first three - need to pay out on our sweepstake!
    102
    44
    111

    In that order
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • drewster_70
    drewster_70 Posts: 36
    Awesome RichN95 - cheers!!
  • Sutton_Rider
    Sutton_Rider Posts: 493
    Its a shame ITV screwed it all up with the frequency of the adverts and sooooo many of them. Wasn't sure what I was watching, Adverts or The TdY.
    And can someone tell David Millar to stop saying "kind of" in every sentence, its kind of anoying.
  • bikes`n`guns
    bikes`n`guns Posts: 959
    Couldn`t help but notice ho bloody freezing they all looked.

    Must have been a bit of a shock coming over here to that weather.
    Trek,,,, too cool for school ,, apparently
  • PeteinSQ
    PeteinSQ Posts: 2,292
    Wiggins is an embarrassment really. He shouldn't be bothering with these races if he isn't going to even finish.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,161
    PeteinSQ wrote:
    Wiggins is an embarrassment really. He shouldn't be bothering with these races if he isn't going to even finish.

    Is he even riding road generally this season? My guess is he only turned up in the first place as a PR favour. Why risk injury or illness just getting around a few days in crap weather with Rio 3 months away?
  • bikes`n`guns
    bikes`n`guns Posts: 959
    Wiggo was PR and nothing more.

    Wouldn`t be surprised if he even got paid to be in the ITV4 adverts. Shame really , but he`s got other aims so hey ho.
    Trek,,,, too cool for school ,, apparently
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    Pross wrote:
    PeteinSQ wrote:
    Wiggins is an embarrassment really. He shouldn't be bothering with these races if he isn't going to even finish.

    Is he even riding road generally this season? My guess is he only turned up in the first place as a PR favour. Why risk injury or illness just getting around a few days in crap weather with Rio 3 months away?
    Couldn't he just turn up in a non-riding capacity?
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,161
    Maybe he'd intended riding the whole thing or at least a couple of stages but hadn't anticipated the weather being quite so bad?
  • tim000
    tim000 Posts: 718
    didn`t he crash early on?
  • ben@31
    ben@31 Posts: 2,327
    Can't be the weather that put Wiggo off, it looked more Settle'd towards the end of todays stage.
    While tomorrow it's forecast to be dry , a dizzy heights of 9 deg C and a 10mph tailwind, in the tropical paradise that is Leeds.
    I live about 9 miles from tomorrows start, I'm planning on going to spectate somewhere. I'll wave for the camera.
    "The Prince of Wales is now the King of France" - Calton Kirby
  • ben@31
    ben@31 Posts: 2,327
    On bank holiday monday there's a nice n easy 40k sportive, Wiggo should have signed up for that instead.
    "The Prince of Wales is now the King of France" - Calton Kirby
  • ducknumber1
    ducknumber1 Posts: 1,172
    Was looking forward to watching this back after a few hours milling about in Beverley before a dash to Wetherby to see it go past at a race speed.

    Sky box says error in recording :evil:
  • Rigga
    Rigga Posts: 939
    Yeah slightly ruined by the f#&King adverts and if I see that money super market advert with the prick in the hotpants one more time, I'll kill someone.
  • lyn1
    lyn1 Posts: 261
    RichN95 wrote:
    Pross wrote:
    PeteinSQ wrote:
    Wiggins is an embarrassment really. He shouldn't be bothering with these races if he isn't going to even finish.

    Is he even riding road generally this season? My guess is he only turned up in the first place as a PR favour. Why risk injury or illness just getting around a few days in crap weather with Rio 3 months away?
    Couldn't he just turn up in a non-riding capacity?

    The team is not particularly strong even at Conti level. so having his name on the start list may help them get invites. Not an issue with TdY as its British and 3rd tier, but may influence some stronger overseas races
  • DeVlaeminck
    DeVlaeminck Posts: 9,031
    Got to agree Wiggins' performance is a poor show - they were interviewing young kids on the radio this morning and one said they thought Wiggins would win it and another said he was their favourite - my daughter who is 14 and not into cycling just laughed and said look for him at the back of the bunch - OK she may have been listening to me too long but it was so predictable it's almost funny.

    Yes I know it's a PR thing and he has bigger fish to fry but if you are going to enter don't climb off 26k from the finish it is meant to be a serious sporting event after all. Riding round at the back of the ToB last year as a kind of farewell was one thing but this is taking the piss - go out on the local club run if you want a social ride and let the media talk about someone who is actually racing.
    [Castle Donington Ladies FC - going up in '22]
  • Shadowrider
    Shadowrider Posts: 483
    Wiggins is here for PR and like most of his team, getting some race miles in on the road to aid training for Rio I'd imagine.
  • gregster04
    gregster04 Posts: 1,753
    I was in Settle and there was a noticeable groan when it was announced that Wiggo had climbed into the team car. Everybody wants to see him at the start and get a photo as he goes along, it's disappointing that he will no longer be doing that for the kids and new fans but would you carry on in the poor weather having had a crash if you had one big goal coming up that you had aimed at for months?

    I don't think anybody actually thought he was there racing did they?

    Certainly didn't spoil the day anyway. I will be going out to support the other riders over rest of weekend.

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