Wiggins Cycling Weekly Interview

[badboygolf16v]

Anyone seen it? It's in the latest issue dated Thursday January 26, 2012.

Key points are:

- cuts pre-July race programme to just five events (Algarve, PN, Catalunya, Romandy, Dauphine)
- will head to Tenerife between Catalunya and Romandy for altitude training
- says that 'All of a sudden we've got one of the strongest teams in cycling. It's like the old Postal days.'

Wonder how many CCs of RBCs are being extracted in Tenerife?

Is that Postal quote a snide **** you to Floyd?

 

[Benotti69]

Anyone seen it? It's in the latest issue dated Thursday January 26, 2012.

Key points are:

- cuts pre-July race programme to just five events (Algarve, PN, Catalunya, Romandy, Dauphine)
- will head to Tenerife between Catalunya and Romandy for altitude training
- says that 'All of a sudden we've got one of the strongest teams in cycling. It's like the old Postal days.'

Wonder how many CCs of RBCs are being extracted in Tenerife?

Is that Postal quote a snide **** you to Floyd?

"It's like the old Postal days"

a very unfortunate choice of phrase or a very accurate one loaded with lots of intent.

 

[BroDeal]

"It's like the old Postal days"

a very unfortunate choice of phrase or a very accurate one loaded with lots of intent.

Do you think Wigans is stupid enough to use that phrase by accident? Would any pro be that stupid?

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Would any pro be that stupid?

These guys don't exactly strike me as brain surgeons.

 

[Benotti69]

Do you think Wigans is stupid enough to use that phrase by accident? Would any pro be that stupid?

Yes and no. But if i had to choose, I am inclined to think it is a statement of intent about their 'training' and the brown envelopes that have been sent to buy a new blood machine perchance.

 

[Cloxxki]

Now what will it take to test him for blood at the start, middle and end of that Tenerife camp?
Altitute is the new black.

 

[DirtyWorks]

Now what will it take to test him for blood at the start, middle and end of that Tenerife camp?
Altitute is the new black.

CloxxKi,

You should know by now the UCI has one of the best anti-doping programs in Sport and that there's no budget for blood testing or testing of any kind on Tenerife.

But when Wiggo does well at the TdF, there will be many tests for him...

First up is the urine test that's biased to false negatives.

Should he fail the urine test, well there's a fund or two that needs topping-up before considering the fate of the finding.

Should he fail the drug test AND the funding test, well there's the ASO/UCI popularity test to consider.

Should he fail the drug test AND the funding test AND the ASO/UCI popularity contest, there's the Omerta test.

Should you fail the drug test AND the funding test AND the ASO/UCI popularity contest AND the Omerta test, then, well your federation will banish you to work an outdoors shop in Wales. Because you sure aren't ever going to be seen in the Pro Tour if a rider can't pass these simple tests.

 

[Catwhoorg]

A VERY unfortunate turn of phrase.

Wiggo should know better.

 

[Duartista]

Yes, I'm sure Wiggins is giving us a clue as to his doping intentions by uttering such a phrase. Stupid choice of words though.

 

[Captain_Cavman]

Selective quoting always makes people look stupid

http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showpost.php?p=780672&postcount=151

"It's like the old Postal days.I have visions of five or six guys ahead of me in the mountains,and Cav out the back!But he'll have green so it won't matter"

 

[thehog]

Yes, I'm sure Wiggins is giving us a clue as to his doping intentions by uttering such a phrase. Stupid choice of words though.

I used to like Brad a lot. But he has been seduced. Lance is his "mentor" and "buddy". They talk often.

Brad is now talking like Lance. I think he wants to be him. A phrase like this only means one thing.

My concern for Wiggins is he soon will cross the line and won't know the difference between preparation and doping. (I'm talking a large scale here).

Besides the stupidity of the comment can never be taken as face value because would Lance ever have allowed a sprinter in his team at the Tour??!!!

Sky will be nothing like Postal. Not even a mid-2000s T-Mobile!

 

[Benotti69]

Selective quoting always makes people look stupid

http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showpost.php?p=780672&postcount=151

"It's like the old Postal days.I have visions of five or six guys ahead of me in the mountains,and Cav out the back!But he'll have green so it won't matter"

the only one looking stupid is Wigans

 

[nevada]

More interested by Cummings comments in this weeks cycling weekly. If its true I see trouble ahead.......

 

[thehog]

More interested by Cummings comments in this weeks cycling weekly. If its true I see trouble ahead.......

What was that one? I don't get the mag anymore....

 

[Captain_Cavman]

the only one looking stupid is Wigans

To you maybe.

 

[Benotti69]

To you maybe.

should read the thread..



I would be interested to read Cummings quote.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Wiggins said: It's like the old Postal days.

Surely he referring to his junior period when he used train in Wigan Town while doing a postal round on his bike - there were lot of other kids in front of him even then.

 

[Anonymous]

Do you think Wigans is stupid enough to use that phrase by accident? Would any pro be that stupid?

Nope, brad would have said it and then come straight in here on publication day to see what you all had to say about it.

 

[2008885]

A phrase like this only means one thing.

Which is what exactly?

 

[Polish]

What a joke.
Sky as good as THE Legendary USPS Team?
Bwahahahaha.
Oh, thats funny Brad.
Good one

 

[nevada]

What was that one? I don't get the mag anymore....

Preference given to certain riders and camps forming.

 

[ruamruam]

These guys don't exactly strike me as brain surgeons.

Speaking of brain surgeons. Have a look at this sketch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THNPmhBl-8I

 

[badboygolf16v]

Selective quoting always makes people look stupid

http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showpost.php?p=780672&postcount=151

"It's like the old Postal days.I have visions of five or six guys ahead of me in the mountains,and Cav out the back!But he'll have green so it won't matter"

My point is that Wiggins referenced Postal at all. In fact the full quote is probably worse. Postal is just a bad reference. Anyone who knows anything about cycling needs no further explanation.

 

[Stingray34]

The analogy is poor because it's wildly inaccurate: USPS was devoted to one rider for one race of the year. Van Heeswijk never made the Tour team.

New Sky is probably more like PDM circa 1990: Van Poppel and Kelly for sprints/Green and Alcala, Breukink for yellow, but far less cool and stylish.

 

[arthurvandelay]

Lunchbags and envelopes

Yes and no. But if i had to choose, I am inclined to think it is a statement of intent about their 'training' and the brown envelopes that have been sent to buy a new blood machine perchance.

I love the brown envelope references......all I know is that I want a white lunchbag during my training rides this spring.