hatcher said:He doesn't have the acceleration that they do, and will blow himself up trying to follow them. Best to follow those GC men he's hoping to battle with.
Parrulo said:the thing is the dauphine is only 1 week long and only had 2 proper MTF's. and by the second one wiggins was already showing signs of cracking.
i predict him to crack big time on the last 2 MTF's of the tour
swimdrag said:Hi folks wiggins in great shape but doesnt feel he can match contador or schleck if they attack on the tough sections on a climb just try and bring them back at his pace,
All you people in the know why would this be? .
UpTheRoad said:He could try to emulate Nibali on the Zoncolan -- ride steady and don't respond to accelerations and he may be able to ride up to the attackers.
Winterfold said:Fair point Parrulo, I understand what you mean, agree the design was not great, but its the racers that make the race.
hatcher said:and even less had him finishing 4th in the 2009 Tour.
Libertine Seguros said:With the strength that Astana had in that race, and the almost total neutralisation of the mountains in all but the one excellent stage (Le Grand Bornand), I defy you to show me a rider who could have made that race exciting.
If you take out the infighting and intrigue and leave it solely to what happened on the bike, the 2009 Vuelta was much more interesting than the 2009 Tour. Now that's an indictment.
hatcher said:That all said, the entire forum gave him zero chance of hanging on for the Dauphine win[/B], and even less had him finishing 4th in the 2009 Tour.
I don't really know what to expect from him, but I do believe Wiggins with his head on straight is a far, far different rider than Wiggins with his head in a mess.
Timmy-loves-Rabo said:cool. I don't remember people not giving him a chance. I thought most (myself included) after the itt that he had a great chance to win.
ANd yeah, 4th place at the tour was something, but this is a different course. He wont better his 09' result. Maybe between 7th and 10th.