bradley the rower now .

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  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    There ain't enough eye-rolling emojis for this
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,312
    cougie wrote:
    Did you think he was going to call the raffle tickets on the Champs too Ugo ? It's Just a joke.

    It might be a joke, but then you should read the articles websites are posting around Europe... there is no joke there... people will think he's going to do just that.

    As I said, he should cut the umbilical cord and find something to do
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  • DeVlaeminck
    DeVlaeminck Posts: 9,104
    He should get some pictures of himself practicing MMA and drop a few hints he might fight professionally see if they run with that.

    To be fair it might have been interesting had Magnus Backstedt had a real go at rowing on his retirement rather than taking up triathlon. If Wiggins is struggling for something to fill his time he could always take up posting on here.
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  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,312
    FocusZing wrote:

    So in 2008 Helen Glover applied for sporting Giants and made 2012. She didn't start rowing until she was 22.

    I would argue Wiggins is perfect for the challenge as he has experience of competition under extreme pressure.

    And he'll turn 40 just before the games... :wink:
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,651
    DeVlaeminck wrote:
    He should get some pictures of himself practicing MMA and drop a few hints he might fight professionally see if they run with that.

    I don't think anyone in fight sport would ever believe something that ridiculous could happen. Besides, they're all too excited by the upcoming Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor fight to notice what some old cyclist says.
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  • Agent57
    Agent57 Posts: 2,300
    Pff, rowing at the indoor champs is no big deal. I did BIRC in 2004. 7:01 for the 2k though, so I wasn't fast! :D

    (did once do a 6:56!)
    MTB commuter / 531c commuter / CR1 Team 2009 / RockHopper Pro Disc / 10 mile PB: 25:52 (Jun 2014)
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    I think the funniest thing about all of this is Ugo taking his Olympic quip seriously

    Such po-faced reaction is why he comes out with stuff like that

    I guess it's easier to smell when he's bullsh!tting with your head up his arse... ;-)
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  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    I think the funniest thing about all of this is Ugo taking his Olympic quip seriously

    Such po-faced reaction is why he comes out with stuff like that

    I guess it's easier to smell when he's bullsh!tting with your head up his ars*... ;-)


    No idea, Richard

    For my own part, I haven't been amused with him for some months now

    However that doesn't stop me recognising when he's coming out with randoms, and finding it incredible that some people treat it like it's been handed down on tablets of stone
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Aw I meant it in jest RR.


    Me no likey, for precisely stuff like this.
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Meanwhile Hamish Bond reportedly did the fourth fastest ever 25 mile TT on British roads today. 45.22
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • FocusZing
    FocusZing Posts: 4,373
    Bond was born in Dunedin. He was a member of the gold medal-winning coxless fours at the 2007 World Rowing Championships. He was a member of the men's coxless four which won the B final at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

    Outside of rowing, Bond is also a keen cyclist. In 2009, he raced at elite level in New Zealand alongside fellow Olympian Sam Bewley, competing in the six-day Tour of Southland for the Zookeepers-Cycle Surgery team. The team's Heath Blackgrove won the 2009 event. Bond competed in the 2016 Tour of Southland. In November 2016, he announced that he would take a break from rowing in 2017, and concentrate on cycling instead.
  • wallace_and_gromit
    wallace_and_gromit Posts: 3,600
    Agent57 wrote:
    Pff, rowing at the indoor champs is no big deal. I did BIRC in 2004. 7:01 for the 2k though, so I wasn't fast! :D

    (did once do a 6:56!)

    The much maligned Dan Staite was an indoor rower for a while back in the early/mid 2000s. He was round about the 6:20 mark for 2k and set records (British, if not world) for the over 30s in the 5k, as a lightweight, which is <=75kg.

    The on-water lightweights have to weigh in at <=72.5kg, and the top exponents "indoors" are close to 6 minutes for 2k, though there are plenty of internationals slower than 6:05.

    Given the vastly superior physiology enjoyed by Sir Brad over Dan Staite, a very fast 2k indoors (e.g. <6:10) does not seem too much of stretch of credibility.

    On-water, who knows? As the reference to Helen Glover shows, it's possible to get to international standard very quickly if you've got the physiology. IIRC she was in the GB pair in the 2010 world champs, 2 years after first getting into a boat. And there are enough stories of Boat Race blues having only taken up the sport as undergraduates to demonstrate that going from no rowing experience to very good technique in circa 2 years is perfectly possible.

    Whether Sir Brad would be one of the fast learners is another matter. Whilst rowing technique is nowhere near as complex as swimming technique, not everyone has the requisite skills, just like some cyclists are good downhill and others are cr*p despite a lot of practice.

    If he was 10 years younger and aiming to be a lightweight, I'd think it was a realistic possibility. But age won't do him any favours and aiming to bulk up to 100kg seems like an act of madness. Cracknell himself is taller than Sir Brad and "only" 90-95kg in his rowing prime.

    I doubt any existing rowers would be too perturbed if this is genuine. The trials process is open to anyone, transparent and very objective. Load of people fall by the wayside early on and I suspect he'd be one of them!

    For the record, I have a sub 6:40 2k to my credit as a lightweight, though actually getting my 6'1'' frame to weigh that little was the real challenge!
  • tim000
    tim000 Posts: 718
    im 6`4 and rowed lightweight in my 20`s . didn`t even need to diet . oh happy days :?
  • FocusZing
    FocusZing Posts: 4,373
    As a junior I used to take an inflatable dinghy on holiday. I would row out a hundred foot and never needed to be rescued!

    I could still fit in now but I watched Kon-Tiki last night which put me off, so will stick with the bike.
  • tim000
    tim000 Posts: 718
    FocusZing wrote:
    As a junior I used to take an inflatable dinghy on holiday. I would row out a hundred foot and never needed to be rescued!

    I could still fit in now but I watched Kon-Tiki last night which put me off, so will stick with the bike.
    my mum didn`t trust me to come back so she tied a washing line to the dinghy :oops:
  • FocusZing
    FocusZing Posts: 4,373
    Ha, mine still won't allow me to get a motorbike. I had go in a rowing boat a week ago, loved it. I might get a kayak though to see the wildlife on the move and not have to check my course.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,308
    What weight was BW when he was a track cyclist?
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,651
    Pinno wrote:
    What weight was BW when he was a track cyclist?

    True Heavyweight Champion™


    I don't know how much that actually is in units of measurement.
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  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,312
    RichN95 wrote:
    Meanwhile Hamish Bond reportedly did the fourth fastest ever 25 mile TT on British roads today. 45.22

    And that's great... I am sure he can do well in the national TT scene... as long as he doesn't convince himself he can win the worlds or the Tour de France.

    Hutchinson is proof of the sizeable gap between being a national TT star and being any good at PRO level
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  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    For some reason I simply can't fathom, this pops into my head

    https://youtu.be/E5Lec3m1pLY
  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    Choon
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,312
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    DeVlaeminck wrote:
    He should get some pictures of himself practicing MMA and drop a few hints he might fight professionally see if they run with that.

    I don't think anyone in fight sport would ever believe something that ridiculous could happen. Besides, they're all too excited by the upcoming Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor fight to notice what some old cyclist says.

    Not the first time a farce like that is being organised in the attempt to cash on an old dog and not even the highest profile one... 1976 Ali Vs Inoki springs to mind

    Outside of boxing, both sprinters and cyclists have raced horses
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    This fight was also scheduled, but never happened

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  • FocusZing
    FocusZing Posts: 4,373
    Interestingly Muhammad Ali V Antonio Inoki did.
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,312
    Andre' the Giant Vs Chuck Wepner

    The latter is the guy who briefly floored Ali and the all Rocky saga is based on Chuck Wepner's story
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  • wallace_and_gromit
    wallace_and_gromit Posts: 3,600
    ugo.santalucia wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    Meanwhile Hamish Bond reportedly did the fourth fastest ever 25 mile TT on British roads today. 45.22

    And that's great... I am sure he can do well in the national TT scene... as long as he doesn't convince himself he can win the worlds or the Tour de France.

    Hutchinson is proof of the sizeable gap between being a national TT star and being any good at PRO level

    I'll bet Hamish could do a mean IP, though.
  • wombly_knees
    wombly_knees Posts: 657
    Can do a decent time trial too. Got a podium in the nationals this year... Might be able to sneak in to the New Zealand side if he continues improving on that front.
  • phreak
    phreak Posts: 2,953
    He was a guest at the Maratona on Sunday. Not sure what he was like the rest of the weekend, but he gave a monosyllabic interview at the start. Came across really badly.
  • wallace_and_gromit
    wallace_and_gromit Posts: 3,600
    Sir Brad made his competitive indoor rowing debut at the weekend. It was a decent enough outing, but somewhat short of the standard required to make any of the existing national squad members fear for their seat.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rowing/42294271

    Not sure if the Bjorn Borg headband really adds much...
  • yourpaceormine
    yourpaceormine Posts: 1,245
    Wallace and Gromit wrote:
    Sir Brad made his competitive indoor rowing debut at the weekend. It was a decent enough outing, but somewhat short of the standard required to make any of the existing national squad members fear for their seat.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rowing/42294271

    Not sure if the Bjorn Borg headband really adds much...

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    Sir Brad on the way home from indoors rowing.

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