"News that will shock the cycling world"

[issoisso]

Heard some news tonight thats going to shock the cycling world when it hits the press! - Bradley Wiggins

http://twitter.com/Bradwiggins


EDIT: Actually, my personal bet is some inane thing with team sky that'll make me yawn. Cavendish to Team Sky, anyone?

 

[Bala Verde]

Weren't 3 spanish former TdF winners tested today? How fast are those results ready!

It's twitter, ie PR tool...

 

[issoisso]

And now, Lionel Birnie's twittered

The vultures are circling.

uhh....whatever it is, we can safely assume people won't like it

 

[byu123]

And now, Lionel Birnie's twittered




uhh....whatever it is, we can safely assume people won't like it

Head Fake!!! Here's your earth shattering news . . .

"Ok,ok. Brad Wiggins is'nt going to Sky. It's official" Brad Wiggins Tweet

http://twitter.com/bradwiggins

 

[Publicus]

Head Fake!!! Here's your earth shattering news . . .

"Ok,ok. Brad Wiggins is'nt going to Sky. It's official" Brad Wiggins Tweet

http://twitter.com/bradwiggins

It would have been funnier if he announced that he loved bacon.

 

[Anonymous]

So how long does Bradley hand tomorrow?

 

[issoisso]

I seriously doubt that would be the news.

Then again, it's Wiggins...

 

[Anonymous]

I seriously doubt that would be the news.

Then again, it's Wiggins...

No, I think that was it.

 

[rovven7]

Doubt it. He was probably questioned after that post If it's about his transfer to Team Sky. He probably released the last post to let people know it's not about that.

 

[RhodriM]

I think he'd sound more ****ed if it was a doping story.

 

[issoisso]

It can't possibly be about doping. Not with his reaction.

Otherwise I'd have posted this in another sub-forum

 

[whiteboytrash]

Doping controllers are testing for the stimulant synacthen this year. Typically used in conjunction with corticoids and anabolic steroids, it is said to improve effort and pain tolerance.

 

[Stani Kléber]

The news is that he's not joining Sky.

 

[Anonymous]

The news is that he's not joining Sky.

is that based on his following twitter post, or is that based on some sort of factual information?

 

[Anonymous]

is that based on his following twitter post, or is that based on some sort of factual information?

It appears that twitter is the new "factual."

 

[Amsterhammer]

It appears that twitter is the new "factual."

Christ, how I wish someone would kill that thing. I refuse to have anything to do with it.

You can sure tell when there's a mod around by the speed, or lack thereof, with which topics get moved.

 

[UTFan2]

Christ, how I wish someone would kill that thing. I refuse to have anything to do with it.

You can sure tell when there's a mod around by the speed, or lack thereof, with which topics get moved.

At first I thought twitter was just another stupid myspace thing. But I am beginning to see a bit of brilliance in some of it. It gives celebs (athletes and others) the opportunity to finally be the first to toot their own horn or dispell rumors. No one has to wait for an interview or for their pr guy to release a statement. It may BE their pr guy actually posting, but you can read it earlier, not have to dig for it, etc.

I signed on twitter just to get the news and cycling feeds. I dont post, but it is a lot more convenient to go to one place on my phone and get all the news I want, in a very concise format. Sure I could go to each page individually since they are public, but much much easier for them to feed to my own page.

It's like getting the espn/cnn news that scrolls across the bottom of the tv screen but it's everything you want, minus everything you do NOT want, right on your phone (and/or other compter)

 

[Azdak6]

At first I thought twitter was just another stupid myspace thing. But I am beginning to see a bit of brilliance in some of it. It gives celebs (athletes and others) the opportunity to finally be the first to toot their own horn or dispell rumors. No one has to wait for an interview or for their pr guy to release a statement. It may BE their pr guy actually posting, but you can read it earlier, not have to dig for it, etc.

I signed on twitter just to get the news and cycling feeds. I dont post, but it is a lot more convenient to go to one place on my phone and get all the news I want, in a very concise format. Sure I could go to each page individually since they are public, but much much easier for them to feed to my own page.

It's like getting the espn/cnn news that scrolls across the bottom of the tv screen but it's everything you want, minus everything you do NOT want, right on your phone (and/or other compter)

And you also get stuff like this:

http://twitpic.com/9tlpi

(no--it's not Bobke)

 

[Irish2009]

I'm afraid to ask how you found that.lol

 

[davidw]

At first I thought twitter was just another stupid myspace thing. But I am beginning to see a bit of brilliance in some of it. It gives celebs (athletes and others) the opportunity to finally be the first to toot their own horn or dispell rumors. No one has to wait for an interview or for their pr guy to release a statement. It may BE their pr guy actually posting, but you can read it earlier, not have to dig for it, etc.

I signed on twitter just to get the news and cycling feeds. I dont post, but it is a lot more convenient to go to one place on my phone and get all the news I want, in a very concise format. Sure I could go to each page individually since they are public, but much much easier for them to feed to my own page.

It's like getting the espn/cnn news that scrolls across the bottom of the tv screen but it's everything you want, minus everything you do NOT want, right on your phone (and/or other compter)

Having followed it for a while via bikechatter, I think that in most cases, it's not PR guys writing that stuff. Every once in a while someone new shows up on it and you can tell that they "aren't faking it". A while ago there was a bit of chatter about what the best blackberry apps were, iphone vs blackberry, that kind of thing.

There's definitely lots of blather, but there are some good posts as well. I'm about to add a stats page on bikechatter where you can see which 'tweets' have been voted for.

Of course, the whole thing could also be a bit of a fad that blows over - I've heard twitter described as "the CB radio of web 2.0". I'm old enough to remember how cool it was that my friend's dad had a CB and had the whole lingo down and everything...

 

[Anonymous]

And you also get stuff like this:

http://twitpic.com/9tlpi

(no--it's not Bobke)

is it me or is that not a particularly great pair of legs..

 

[byu123]

is it me or is that not a particularly great pair of legs..

 

[whiteboytrash]

..........that he's now a climber ?

 

[ihatescarves]

..........that he's now a climber ?

That's what I was going to say. Is he not worried that his sudden transformation into a climber might bring unwated attention to the fridge full of blood in the team bus?

 

[whiteboytrash]

That's what I was going to say. Is he not worried that his sudden transformation into a climber might bring unwated attention to the fridge full of blood in the team bus?

........................Looks like he went back in time and stole the blood of Landis that was thrown down the toilet and brought it back to 2009. Man he was fuel injected today.... look at tomorrow’s pancours. If he can hold the leaders on the climbs he can descend and TT to the overall !