postmanhat said:
Some very ropey reporting by the BBC. Sadly, more and more typical of their website these days.
Wiggo only said that he's probably done with GTs. No real difference from his earlier stated ambition of focussing on P-R and The Hour.
Latest is that Sky still want to work something out. Fairly sure it will happen
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/commonwealth-games/28485228
If I was Wiggins, . I don't think success in track is possible as athletes age they tend more to endurance, I can't recall anyone going backwards.
He could ride a successful season aiming at Roubaix and TTs and those stage races decided in the TT. For example if this year he rode Roubaix and any lead up races to get himself ready, Romandie, California, and Suisse and then which ever GT offers the best parcours, as in most years I'd have gone with the Tour, then build to world TT. My expectation would be win California and at least podium Romandie and Suisse and top 5 Tour, and I think a team could see him doing that and aim his salary and schedule at that level. To get the most out of him he needs a full train, which if he isn't going to win he doesn't deserve, but almost as good would be one super domestique who will climb a steady rate with Wiggins in his wheel keeping Wiggins as close as possible. From this years Tour I'd go with Ten Dam, he's climbed well and mostly set his own pace anyway, clearly not able to accelerate with the others, these riders are few and far between and would need to give up some of their own aspirations, but maybe Wiggins could offer something in return.
If I were Wiggins, I'd find a buddy(super domestique), and offer to go somewhere as a combination for around 2 million euros for the two. I think the top 4 tour teams are out, but anyone else should be a possibility especially if they aren't particularly nationalistic, and provided they have the space and money.
I think the team would be easy, finding a buddy for Wiggins...hard, really hard.
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