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Team Sky: Wiggins or Cav?

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How will they build their team for the Tour? Is the world's greatest sprinter suddenly going to play second fiddle to an on-fire Wiggins?
 
May 1, 2012
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Both. I don't see a problem. It won't be easy but if everyone pulls in the right direction, they can go for both jerseys. BW will be in the bunch finishes anyway, if he's going for the yellow jersey.

GC has to take priority if things start getting tricky though.
 
Apr 29, 2012
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lost_river said:
How will they build their team for the Tour? Is the world's greatest sprinter suddenly going to play second fiddle to an on-fire Wiggins?

He was always going to play second fiddle to Wiggins this tour. Sky will be built round Wiggins and I'd be surprised if Cav even finishes given he has his eye on the Olympic RR.

Cav to have Eisel and a bit of a train to go for a few stage wins early doors, and Wiggins to have the team built around him for a tilt at yellow.

No way Sky will be riding on the front bringing back breakaways on the flat stages imo.
 
Sep 2, 2011
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Between Wiggo & Cav, this is the straight answer.


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Feb 1, 2011
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The focus has got to be on Wiggins as long as he has even a remote chance of winning the race. This year Cav will have to make do with whatever's left on Sky for him.
 
Feb 1, 2011
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iZnoGouD said:
would be funny if they fail at both :D

Well, the chance of Cav "failing" to win the green jersey is high this year, but barring catastrophe he's near certain to win a couple stages even with minimal assistance from his team imo.
 
Aug 24, 2011
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The core of the Dauphine team + Bernie + Cav

Cav will have a leadout, but nothing like the HC days
 
Jul 10, 2010
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LOL. Even tho this thread has already devolved into something less than serious, Wiggins winning in the Dauphine raises the stakes, I think.

My prediction is that Cav is going to lose out on the green jersey this year - and may leave Sky next year. I am sad to see this possibility - and it is all crystal-balling anyway, which is only accurate in hindsight - which is why the bookies are always richer than the bettors. I'm a Cav fan, not a Wiggins fan. I would rather see Sky ride for Cav, but I think in a few short weeks we will see that not happening.
 
May 15, 2011
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Marcus135 said:
A quick (or not so quick in the end) google search lead me to that answer :p

Okay :p It looks like they're way too big for her frame but anyway, sometimes it happens.
 
May 13, 2012
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It was rumored that Cav will go for early stage wins, then drop out to focus on the Olympic road race. This is good because it could be a real spanner in the works for Wiggins if Cav was going for the green jersey again.
 
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Cav getting stage wins will be like an insurance policy against Brad not getting the win in GC, Sky can still leave the tour with some success. I imagine he will drop out after a while to focus on the Olympics as of course that is once every 4 years and this will most likley be his only opportunity to win there.
 
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TechnicalDescent said:
It was rumored that Cav will go for early stage wins, then drop out to focus on the Olympic road race. This is good because it could be a real spanner in the works for Wiggins if Cav was going for the green jersey again.

Wiggins will be their main focus. It's his one and only chance to win the Tour, unless the ASO decide to repeat this dismal parcours.