Wiggins Discussion thread.

[King Boonen]

Do we know if PN will include an ITT this year?

Pretty sure it has a prologue...

 

[Swifty's Cakes]

Do we know if PN will include an ITT this year?

not official yet but velowire has the first stage listed as a prologue

http://www.velowire.com/UCIcyclingcalendar/race/2214/paris---nice.html

there is a link to another rumours blog suggesting the last stage will be an ITT as well but its not a site I've seen before.

http://21virages.free.fr/blog/index.php?post/2014/08/21/Paris-Nice-2015-:-premières-rumeurs

 

[will10]

Also potentially a road bike ITT in Qatar as last year. But may be a TTT.

 

[webvan]

Qatar it will be for the ITT Rainbow Jersey !
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/wiggins-set-to-debut-rainbow-jersey-at-tour-of-qatar

 

[oldcrank]

Wiggo, a man of many and varied talents:
http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/video/397129283545/moonwalking-wiggins

 

[webvan]

So will Wiggins be leading at PN or will he be playing second fiddle to Porte ?

 

[jens_attacks]

he can't lead with 80 kg and chaubouret as a MTF, porte and thomas will lead

 

[Pricey_sky]

So will Wiggins be leading at PN or will he be playing second fiddle to Porte ?

No way Wiggins leads, he's just there for race miles ahead of PR. I'm sure he will keep Porte protected and do a job on the flat though.

 

[rick james]

So will Wiggins be leading at PN or will he be playing second fiddle to Porte ?

He won't lead the team

 

[MartinGT]

Why didnt Wiggins start KBK yesterday?

 

[elfed68]

I thought he was riding?

 

[OffTheBackAdam]

He rode the Omloop, came in 44th.

 

[MartinGT]

He was down on the start list but from what I can see DNS?

 

[del1962]

He was down on the start list but from what I can see DNS?

Sky had 8 other guys on the startlist of whom only Sutton failed to finish.

 

[MartinGT]

Am I speaking in a martian language?

I asked why Wiggins DNS KBK and so far I have been told he finished 44th at Omloop and now that Sutton DNF yesterday.

According to the CN report, Wiggins DNS KBK as he isnt down as a DNF. So my question is.

Why didnt Wiggins DNS KBK as he was down on then start list. Or is it (not the first although the love in for Sky would surprise me) an error on CN's part?

 

[del1962]

Am I speaking in a martian language?

I asked why Wiggins DNS KBK and so far I have been told he finished 44th at Omloop and now that Sutton DNF yesterday.

According to the CN report, Wiggins DNS KBK as he isnt down as a DNF. So my question is.

Why didnt Wiggins DNS KBK as he was down on then start list. Or is it (not the first although the love in for Sky would surprise me) an error on CN's part?

I go to procycling stats for race startlist info http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Kuurne_Bruxelles_Kuurne_2015-startlist

 

[MartinGT]

I go to procycling stats for race startlist info http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Kuurne_Bruxelles_Kuurne_2015-startlist

Thanks very much.

 

[pastronef]

on procyclingstats he's scheduled to do Harelbeke, De Panne and Scheldprijs.

for now no start in Gent or Ronde

8.03 Paris - Nice
27.03 E3 Harelbeke
31.03 Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde
08.04 Scheldeprijs
12.04 Paris - Roubaix

 

[samhocking]

Those provisional start lists are just that. You'll see plenty of teams with different riders on the start line than on that provisional list either because of events in Kuurne or team changes since submitting their provisional list days/weeks before the actual start list. Sky took Wiggins off their start list for Kuurne days before Omloop on their website, it seemed intentional anyway.

 

[oldcrank]

Rapha has really done well for Sir Wiggo:
retro wool rainbow bands. Very stylish!
https://instagram.com/p/z2vEq6TL2s/?modal=true

 

[MBotero]

Nice support car for Sir Bradley in Paris-Nice:

 

[elfed68]

Nice support car for Sir Bradley in Paris-Nice:

Looks stunning although I don't think either time trials suit him so might never get a win wearing the rainbow stripes.

 

[webvan]

Well...that was underwhelming...brake rubbing? Wrong gears? He looked a tad silly being the only one climbing on the small ring, no ?

 

[elfed68]

Well...that was underwhelming...brake rubbing? Wrong gears? He looked a tad silly being the only one climbing on the small ring, no ?

Isn't he famous for massively underperforming on races which aren't on his designation to win?

 

[trevim]

Am I the only one completely puzzled by the fact that a heavier Wiggins (+8kg according to some reports) sucks so much in TT's compared to the anorexic version that won the Tour?
Shouldn't you TT better in the flats if you're heavier?