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SeriousSam said:Wasn't to be, huh. Bye Brad!
SeriousSam said:Wasn't to be, huh. Bye Brad!
DBotero said:Damn hatersWell it wasn't his day,he attacked but couldn't make it count.Too bad he couldn't add Roubaix to his tally,it would have look very good on his palmares.I think is good that he tried to win a last race before leaving the team.Chapeau Sir Bradley Wiggins!
So how often do you think (without looking it up) that Wiggins has started Paris-Roubaix? 2-3 times?HelloDolly said:DBotero said:Damn hatersWell it wasn't his day,he attacked but couldn't make it count.Too bad he couldn't add Roubaix to his tally,it would have look very good on his palmares.I think is good that he tried to win a last race before leaving the team.Chapeau Sir Bradley Wiggins!
if Wiggins had tragetted PR earlier in his career he would ahve won it.....He has done very well for a rider who barely rode a cobbles race ....That is what the haters don't want to hear ...he has very good natural ability
I think cycling is less exciting without him
HelloDolly said:DBotero said:Damn hatersWell it wasn't his day,he attacked but couldn't make it count.Too bad he couldn't add Roubaix to his tally,it would have look very good on his palmares.I think is good that he tried to win a last race before leaving the team.Chapeau Sir Bradley Wiggins!
if Wiggins had tragetted PR earlier in his career he would ahve won it.....He has done very well for a rider who barely rode a cobbles race ....That is what the haters don't want to hear ...he has very good natural ability
I think cycling is less exciting without him
SeriousSam said:But but but if Brad really wants something, he usually does it, as the English media likes to remind us.
HelloDolly said:He makes cycling exciting for the ordinary punter who is not a cycling geek as he has personality and character and a bit of madness about him . He has been responsible for so many getting interested in cycling in UK and other places...People who had never watched a bike race know who he is...In a sport strapped for cash and lacking sponsors Wiggins is a god send.....But hey you go right ahead and slag him off all you like....very narrow minded insular guff
DFA123 said:HelloDolly said:He makes cycling exciting for the ordinary punter who is not a cycling geek as he has personality and character and a bit of madness about him . He has been responsible for so many getting interested in cycling in UK and other places...People who had never watched a bike race know who he is...In a sport strapped for cash and lacking sponsors Wiggins is a god send.....But hey you go right ahead and slag him off all you like....very narrow minded insular guff
I don't think anyone is slagging him off for raising the profile of cycling in the UK.
People, however, are ridculing his, and the British medias, hype about his chances at Paris-Roubaix - based on an appalling record in one day races and absolutely no recent form.
Also, throwing bikes around and treating historic races with litle respect don't really endear him to many cycling fans.
Dekker_Tifosi said:His attack looked impressive, but he ran out of steam early in my opinion.
Luke Rowe finished 8th.. so, to me, that says Wiggins was 'meh'
HelloDolly said:DBotero said:Damn hatersWell it wasn't his day,he attacked but couldn't make it count.Too bad he couldn't add Roubaix to his tally,it would have look very good on his palmares.I think is good that he tried to win a last race before leaving the team.Chapeau Sir Bradley Wiggins!
if Wiggins had tragetted PR earlier in his career he would ahve won it.....He has done very well for a rider who barely rode a cobbles race ....That is what the haters don't want to hear ...he has very good natural ability
I think cycling is less exciting without him
But he has only ridden it 9 times. If only he had started out sooner, he'd have won it for sureDekker_Tifosi said:http://www.procyclingstats.com/rider.php?id=140851&c=5&season=all&edition_id=1036&sort_by=date&ApplyFilter=Filter
3 DNF, 49th, 25th, 90th, 9th and 18th in 8 race starts in Roubaix. Wiggins was indeed never going to win this
Netserk said:But he has only ridden it 9 times. If only he had started out sooner, he'd have won it for sureDekker_Tifosi said:http://www.procyclingstats.com/rider.php?id=140851&c=5&season=all&edition_id=1036&sort_by=date&ApplyFilter=Filter
3 DNF, 49th, 25th, 90th, 9th and 18th in 8 race starts in Roubaix. Wiggins was indeed never going to win this![]()
Dekker_Tifosi said:Netserk said:But he has only ridden it 9 times. If only he had started out sooner, he'd have won it for sureDekker_Tifosi said:http://www.procyclingstats.com/rider.php?id=140851&c=5&season=all&edition_id=1036&sort_by=date&ApplyFilter=Filter
3 DNF, 49th, 25th, 90th, 9th and 18th in 8 race starts in Roubaix. Wiggins was indeed never going to win this![]()
Yeah you definately need 20 starts at least. Boonen started when he was 5 years old.![]()