Wiggins, a truly epic ride

[argyllflyer]

Final day of the Tour of Britain clashes with the Team Time Trial at the Worlds. Being a trade team event, I'd have thought Sky might have fancied it as the best use of Brad's skills, rather than dispatch him off to the provinces of the UK for a week. Tour win and gold in Time Trial ain't gonna be eclipsed by him tootling around Stoke... Sky: 'Team World Champions' or 'Wiggo 'Tour of Britain winner'... ?

Has it been said he's doing the ToB?

 

[williamp78]

Final day of the Tour of Britain clashes with the Team Time Trial at the Worlds. Being a trade team event, I'd have thought Sky might have fancied it as the best use of Brad's skills, rather than dispatch him off to the provinces of the UK for a week. Tour win and gold in Time Trial ain't gonna be eclipsed by him tootling around Stoke... Sky: 'Team World Champions' or 'Wiggo 'Tour of Britain winner'... ?

Has it been said he's doing the ToB?

It seems a bot odd the the ToB would clash with the worlds. I assumed that the worlds would be the only event on at that time.

EDIT: Just checked the websites and there is an overlap. How stupid is that!? The ToB is surely going to miss out on a few top level riders. If wiggo wants to train on the course for either the team or individual TT then thats on the 15th, the penultimate stage of the ToB. But this will rule out quite a few people; half the sky squad! Of the WT teams for last years ToB Liquigas and Garmin will surely prefer the worlds to the ToB and with squads in la vuelta the ToB could have a very weak field

 

[argyllflyer]

It seems a bot odd the the ToB would clash with the worlds. I assumed that the worlds would be the only event on at that time

Looking at the programme...

http://www.limburg2012.nl/section.php?sid=items_en&items_vmd=svw&items_id=programma

Sat 15th is a training day with the afternoon of the 16th being the Trade team time trial.

Sat 15th and Sun 16th are also the two final stages of the ToB.

 

[williamp78]

Yeah I just noticed that and added to my previous post. So no time trial specialists at the ToB. No one aiming at the world RR will be at the ToB as its too close. And a lot of the better riders will be at la vuelta. The ToB could be a low level event. Or maybe JTL will actually win it!!

 

[El Pistolero]

Seems Wiggins can't sacrifice everything for this sport for a long period of time like we've seen in some other great champions. At least that's what I get from his interviews. He even thinks about returning to the track for 2016 Olympics because he has to train less hard there. Will probably never reach this level again. But that's fine I guess, his palmares is pretty darn good.

 

[williamp78]

Seems Wiggins can't sacrifice everything for this sport for a long period of time like we've seen in some other great champions. At least that's what I get from his interviews. He even thinks about returning to the track for 2016 Olympics because he has to train less hard there. Will probably never reach this level again. But that's fine I guess, his palmares is pretty darn good.

Has there ever been a cyclist who has won gold in the pursuit as well as the TT?

I know Chris Boardman got a bronze in atlanta after his gold in barca.

 

[Swifty's Cakes]

bang goes the knighthood

He said: 'The wife was getting ecstatic The Queen had sent us a letter and I kept saying: "F*** the Queen, Johnny Marr has sent me a message on Twitter. And Robbie Fowler. I had a message from God as well, Robbie Fowler.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/ol...ey-Wiggins-gobsmacked-messages-Queen-God.html

 

[simo1733]

Has there ever been a cyclist who has won gold in the pursuit as well as the TT?

I know Chris Boardman got a bronze in atlanta after his gold in barca.

Has any rider produced such an impressive palmares whilst winning so few Road Races.I can only think of him winning in Romandy + The British Champs.

 

[Winterfold]

What is the point of doing a TT on a dual carriageway if not to get a nice tow from people going a bit close.

While the accidental tow from an army convoy down the A3 is one of the wonders of our sport the near death experience as a lowered 106 or Saxo 'buzzes' you is something I can do with out.

Winterfold hill says JTL is a lock for the Tour of Britain, if it was a bit closer the finish...

 

[Kellys Big Sprocket]

Brad is a legend....................the peoples king of the road.

 

[porkinson]

Winterfold when are you going to change your name to Barhatch Lane?

 

[Poursuivant]

Shame hes a red****e

 

[Winterfold]

Winterfold when are you going to change your name to Barhatch Lane?

When I am so old that I give up MTB.

At which point I might as well change my name to G10/98 or something like that..

 

[Swifty's Cakes]

Shame hes a red****e

problem pal?

 

[happychappy]

problem pal?

 

[Forunculo]

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/no-...&ns_source=cyclingnews&ns_linkname=0&ns_fee=0


Wiggins rested by Sky to drink and smoke a little bit more.

He is in Mallorca, and probably will see the Vuelta. Will he support Froome? A victory over Contador it's a powerful award to claim leadership. A loss would keep the status quo