Tour de Romandie 2012

[spalco]

My one concern is his downhilling but I think that it is better than people make it out to be and with his bike handling skills from TT and the track i think that if he requires a very good descent he is certainly capable of one.

Downhilling is more about balls than skills imo. If the race is on the line, Wiggins will go for it, I'm convinced of that. No way he'll lose the Tour on a descent.

 

[Climeon]

I missed the race, but managed to find this clip of the last km: http://www.videoportal.sf.tv/video?id=f9a129b3-9bc4-4606-82d7-3c8e7f44bbe4

last thirteen kilometres are here (english) http://www.dailymotion.com/cyclingvids#video=xqdkyz

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

I am starting to think that Westra can become second literally everywhere. Even when he steps out of the race apparently ;-)

Yeah...
I just got home after being away from 16h (thus missing everything).
And then I read a guy who gave up (i had read that news) has gotten 2nd

and rabo failed in a sprint (no news there)

 

[Zam_Olyas]

Wiggins will win the tdf.

 

[Poursuivant]

last thirteen kilometres are here (english) http://www.dailymotion.com/cyclingvids#video=xqdkyz

Thank. Impressive from Wiggins, he looks really, really strong this year.

 

[theyoungest]

Yeah...
I just got home after being away from 16h (thus missing everything).
And then I read a guy who gave up (i had read that news) has gotten 2nd

and rabo failed in a sprint (no news there)

Rabo led out a guy who wasn't there (Sanchez) and a guy who wasn't there got 2nd (Westra). It's a sport of ghosts.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Rabo led out a guy who wasn't there (Sanchez) and a guy who wasn't there got 2nd (Westra). It's a sport of ghosts.

it gets more confusing by the second

 

[jsem94]

Missed the stage, watched it now. How strong is Wiggins, that was sick.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Wiggins will win the tdf.

Yes Zam he will.

 

[Fetisoff]

Wiggins will win the tdf.

Were you being sarcastic, or are you willing to do an avatar bet?

 

[greenedge]

Wiggins owned.

Lol at Menchov dropping out but why???

 

[search]

Lol at Menchov dropping out but why???

according to russian media he is struggling with knee injury

 

[jamiephillips]

Wiggins the new Kelly?

 

[PeterB]

...
123Lars Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol +7:22
124Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank +7:22
125Alex Rasmussen (Den) Garmin-Barracuda +7:22

...racing is over for today, let's have a little chat at the back of the field...

 

[Morbius]

Wiggins the new Kelly?

LOL - best line yet

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

it's not like wiggins beat a field of nice sprinters in the top 10..

if we look at the others most aren't even 10th line sprinters

 

[manafana]

davis to give it a go 2moro id say.

 

[search]

if we look at the others most aren't even 10th line sprinters

don't you remember Tiralongo outsprinting his opponent for his giro stage victory last year?

 

[hatcher]

I reckon most of us would have had Wiggins as about 58th best sprinter in that final group of 59.

 

[Raceoftruth]

Very surprised with the result. Thought evans may have had a go, usually quite good in those groups.

 

[Angliru]

To be fair, there weren't many guys in that group you'd describe as sprinters, or even "fast".

I think that fact has been pretty much ignored. Still though it was quite the impressive performance.

 

[will10]

I reckon most of us would have had Wiggins as about 58th best sprinter in that final group of 59.

Not with his track background. Wiggins has never shown any kind of sprint on the road, but I'd have backed him to be at least in the top 30 of that group of non-sprinters

 

[Parrot23]

I bet that got Cadel's attention bigtime (back right), LOL.

 

[hughmoore]

Very surprised with the result. Thought evans may have had a go, usually quite good in those groups.

Looking at the photo, he was right there as usual as always is in GT's to get same time.


Hugh

 

[cineteq]

I bet that got Cadel's attention bigtime (back right), LOL.

He finished s.t.