Don't be late Pedro said:I guess if anyone would know about having a Grand Tour designed specifically for his characteristics, its Moser.
indeed, but it doesn't make the comments on wiggins any less true.
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Don't be late Pedro said:I guess if anyone would know about having a Grand Tour designed specifically for his characteristics, its Moser.
True. Although, having much less TTing is a pretty recent thing, no? So you could argue they were returning back to normal (to some extent).Parrulo said:indeed, but it doesn't make the comments on wiggins any less true.
thehog said:Looking outside Italy, Moser said that he also considers it premature to regard Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins as a new star. “He won the yellow jersey as the Tour has been designed specifically for his characteristics,” he said, claiming that his team did much of the work to set him up in the mountains, and that the difference was made in the time trials. “I do not think would be able to do it again with a different parcours. The only real great, I think, is Contador.”
http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/1...gins-are-not-yet-champions.aspx#ixzz28EjytQH4
I think Boonen has earned his place if you include Cancellara and Cav.hiero2 said:Interesting. Actually, I kind of agree. At least that Contador is the only current campione. I think, tho, that there are other campioni on the road today, but we don't know who they are yet. Will Wiggo get there? Hmmm - I think Froome is more likely of the two.
I take that back a little, I also think Cancellara and Cav are current campioni - just not GT winners/campioni! But I think they will be remembered with the greats - and that is the final arbiter, yes? Who gets remembered as campioni.
mellowjohnny said:problem is (and all teams have this) - sky only have 2 riders to target 3 gcs in wiggins and froome, i guess they could throw uran at the vuelta if they were daring but they won't be.
The giro looks tailored for wiggins, they want a tour winner in their race, it will hype it up further which will be good for all.
i wonder how wiggins will feel after the giro, maybe he will play super domestique for froome this team if so, but i can't see a hinault/lemond scenario again any time soon
ferryman said:Wiggins barely scratches the surface. How far do you want to go back? Anquetil maybe for his epic solos.
Alpehue said:How can anyone have this conversation and leave out Indurain.
Ryo Hazuki said:wiggins also total idiot for comparing himself to indurain. it would be funny if it wasn't so pathetic. indurain rode like a king and murdered all his opponents where ever he wanted. including the mountains...
coinneach said:It'll probably be a combination of these factors, rather than just one.
To which, I'll add another.
Just back from holiday in Italy and couldn't believe the promotion Sky were putting out: they were on every billboard and every electrical shop, lots of street corners too.
So I suspect it all fits together: Wiggins personal preference and the corporate push behind the brand.
Does no one think he did a Hinault when under pressure and promised next year to Lemond/Froome?
airstream said:Hes scared of Andy Schleck.
ferryman said:So do you honestly believe Wiggins would have been competitive in Giro 2011? Now that really is Ha Ha
Miburo said:In a bar maybe yeah
airstream said:Hes scared of Andy Schleck.
Libertine Seguros said:Wiggins would drink Baby Schleck under the table. The only way Schleck would scare Wiggins in a bar is by being too drunk and getting them thrown out before Wiggins can finish his drink.