Wigans, back on the booze?

[sublimit]

...the real question with VdV is: When will he break his collar bone?...

Yes, and also do they have the technology to rebuild him after he's fallen off..

 

[Jamsque]

I understand, but you do have the option to not open the threads. It wasn't a mystery what it was about. If you are so bored, maybe don't come in calling someone a "chump" if you care so little. When you so things like that, it kind of makes it seem like you do in fact care. Call me crazy.

Eh, you're right, I probably should ignore them more than I do, and I do tend to completely disregard BroDeal's constant trolling, but I'm bored at work and today's racing hasn't gotten interesting yet. You are a chump, though.

 

[sublimit]

You mean the rider who was still recovering from breaking bones in the Giro? That guy still climbed almost as well as Wigans.

Anyone want to take bets on which one will finish higher in the TdF (provided that VDV can avoid crashing, and that is a big provision)?

Probably not!

Ah Ok If wigigens beats V-D-V you get to use a Wiggo avatar for a week. not a bet as such more a forfeit.

 

[BroDeal]

Probably not!

Ah Ok If wigigens beats V-D-V you get to use a Wiggo avatar for a week. not a bet as such more a forfeit.

Don't worry. If VDV crashes out or crashes before he even gets to the Tour then Hesjedal will beat Wigans.

I don't see how anyone can put any faith in Wigans on the road. It is not just his latest statements. He has made others in the past that make it clear that he does not even view himself as a cyclist. It's like, "That cycling stuff isn't the real Brad Wigans. I have to do it as a job, but with my F-ed up hair cut and ridiculous clothes I am actually too cool to want people to think of me as a cyclist." Where is the dedication?

 

[Anonymous]

Eh, you're right, I probably should ignore them more than I do, and I do tend to completely disregard BroDeal's constant trolling, but I'm bored at work and today's racing hasn't gotten interesting yet. You are a chump, though.

Alright, fair enough.

 

[Anonymous]

Yes, and also do they have the technology to rebuild him after he's fallen off..

I want them to find the technology to keep him upright. Maybe put that gyroscope thing from the Seguay on his bike?

 

[kurtinsc]

I want them to find the technology to keep him upright. Maybe put that gyroscope thing from the Seguay on his bike?

I don't think Vandevelde falls any more then the average rider.

It's just he breaks something EVERY time he comes off the bike and has to quit the race.

 

[The Hitch]

Funny thing is, if he had done well at last year's Tour there'd be an equivalent thread in the Clinic calling him a doper.

You can see why pro's think forums are things of ridicule sometimes.

But there are reasons to suspect him as a doper.

This "pros must laugh at forums" argument is usually used to defend omerta, suggesting that all the evidence the quality clinic posters come up with is meaningless because those guys dont know what its like to be a pro

Its exactly the argument they would have used to in the 90's. Pss, what do forum knowit alls know. Im right because im a pro

 

[sublimit]

I want them to find the technology to keep him upright. Maybe put that gyroscope thing from the Seguay on his bike?

Vande Velde should ride a recumbent style bike. Still, he might end tipping that over though instead of coming off..

 

[Winterfold]

This started off a bit dull but has now descended into a quality thread - let's hope Cav wins something big again soon so they can all get their panties in a twist over that as well.

 

[Chuffy]

But there are reasons to suspect him as a doper.

This "pros must laugh at forums" argument is usually used to defend omerta, suggesting that all the evidence the quality clinic posters come up with is meaningless because those guys dont know what its like to be a pro

Its exactly the argument they would have used to in the 90's. Pss, what do forum knowit alls know. Im right because im a pro

But at least 90% of the posts in the Clinic are speculative, chin-stroking, armchair-expert style drivel. If you were a pro, dipping in now and then (as opposed to the posters who live there 24/7) you'd be pretty amazed at the cr*p that people come out with too.

 

[Fester]

I'd imagine Brailsford knew exactly what he was purchasing re. Wiggins. Creating that hype might have been worth 2 m? In other sports it's typical to have these ridiculous transfers, with no apparent sporting gain. There's usually more to these deals than meets the eye.

 

[Christian]

the constant stream of invective that gets spewed in the direction of Cav or Wiggins every time they open their mouth, win a race, lose a race, or tie their shoelaces

One could add a few others to that list

 

[AngusW]

If I ever have to use my ears to read, I will get right on that...

Past that, maybe Mr. Doom is the one that needs to read the thread, because I that only lends credence to my point.

You guys are a sensitive lot, dang. Wigans blows himself up into big balloon of because of his own words, and when the balloon got popped, you guys didn't see the joke. Sucks for you.

All this time I've been thinking Jamsque's avatar was from Wolfenstein.

 

[TheMaverick]

But at least 90% of the posts in the Clinic are speculative, chin-stroking, armchair-expert style drivel. If you were a pro, dipping in now and then (as opposed to the posters who live there 24/7) you'd be pretty amazed at the cr*p that people come out with too.

Ironically Wiggins is a target by these people because he is not clinic material. They ridicule riders who dare to think they can do it straight. They are omerta enforcers.

 

[Anonymous]

All this time I've been thinking Jamsque's avatar was from Wolfenstein.

I used to play for hours...

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Ah... Doom.
Memories. I only ever played the trial as I was a kid who's parents never wanted to buy games for him

I don't know how many crappy shareware games I played. And a few times a year I saved enough allowance to buy an actual game. And I always chose the crappy ones.
Damn.

*drifting off even more*

 

[Martin318is]

I must have lost my sense of humour about it after the thirtieth 'lol Wigans' thread. They don't make me angry, but the constant stream of invective that gets spewed in the direction of Cav or Wiggins every time they open their mouth, win a race, lose a race, or tie their shoelaces has started to bore me intensely.

Well, you have to admit they do provide the ammunition. and for that matter, sometimes they even provide the spewing of invective - at each other....

 

[Galic Ho]

Funny thing is, if he had done well at last year's Tour there'd be an equivalent thread in the Clinic calling him a doper.

You can see why pro's think forums are things of ridicule sometimes.

There already was. I started it in 2009, a year before your suggestion.

 

[veganrob]

I'd imagine Brailsford knew exactly what he was purchasing re. Wiggins. Creating that hype might have been worth 2 m? In other sports it's typical to have these ridiculous transfers, with no apparent sporting gain. There's usually more to these deals than meets the eye.

I'm sure JV laughed his a$$ off all the way to the bank.

 

[gregod]

We're never gonna live that down...

Nor should we... and that is a guy who quit the sauce.

Wigan on the sauce still can't compete, though... but judging by that olympic comment, he's trying.