Will Wiggins Still Win the Giro?

[Miburo]

Wiggins was the big favorite together with Nibali.

A lot of thought Wiggins was gonna this, now what?

He lost 1:30 in a classic stage in the rain. Bad day or bad form?

Should Froome be worried btw for the tour? Doubt that Froome will destroy him in the moutains.

 

[Netserk]

Still????

The same as before the Giro. He won't win. Nibali will.

 

[Ferminal]

I don't know

I know Nibali shouldn't be an even money favourite, though.

 

[Aristarchus]

Maybe Wiggins quits the Giro (bum knee, and whatnot), and vies for team leadership at Le Tour. Some were joking about this possibility even before the Giro

 

[William H]

He seems to have no form and is only riding the race because his team made him. He'll give up the GC fight.

 

[Roderick]

If Sir Wiggo doesn't win the Giro it will be because an other rider is better than him uphill, not because he lost some time today

 

[Miburo]

I don't know

I know Nibali shouldn't be an even money favourite, though.

He didn't really look that good today.

Btw ferminal can you change the last option? Replace 'give in' with 'give up' if that's possible?

Thanks.

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

No.

The first option in the poll is a cop out.

 

[roundabout]

No.

But he will try for the first few kms in the ITT.

 

[William H]

If Sir Wiggo doesn't win the Giro it will be because an other rider is better than him uphill, not because he lost some time today

Well, he lost time today because a whole bunch of peopel were better than him uphill.

 

[Roderick]

Well, he lost time today because a whole bunch of peopel were better than him uphill.

I think he lost time mostly because his decent was even worse than Fränk on his worst day

 

[PhiberAwptik]

If Sir Wiggo doesn't win the Giro it will be because an other rider is better than him uphill, not because he lost some time today

Are you kidding me? The whole point of him riding this Giro was that he was supposed to take a huge advantage in the TT. He has ****ed away most of that.

I think people are making a mistake using last years mountain stages at the Tour as some sort of benchmark for the Giro.

Not to mention he looked weak all day.

 

[roundabout]

I think he lost time mostly because his decent was even worse than Fränk on his worst day

He didn't go flying over the guardrail

 

[Roderick]

Are you kidding me? The whole point of him riding this Giro was that he was supposed to take a huge advantage in the TT. He has ****ed away most of that.

I think people are making a mistake using last years mountain stages at the Tour as some sort of benchmark for the Giro.

Not to mention he looked weak all day.

Yeah so? I'm not saying the opposite of you. I'm just saying that he is either gonna follow the best climbers and win the giro in the TT's (the 1.30 he lost today wont make an enormous difference since a good Sir should be able to take +- 3 mins in the TT's), or he is gonna get dropped uphill and he will lose more than 5 minutes. The Giro isn't going to be decided by less than one minute, so the time he lost today isn't so much of a deal

 

[Pippo_San]

One thing's for sure: SKY doesn't have the slightest clue how to ride a proper classics stage.

 

[jens_attacks]

no

only if he will start dropping all the contenders on the climbs

 

[thehog]

One thing's for sure: SKY doesn't have the slightest clue how to ride a proper classics stage.

Kerrison needs to plug "rain" into his numbers machine.

 

[Carols]

I copped out and took option 1

If he gets his head together for tomorrow he can be 1 minute up at the end and have a legitimate chance to win. Unless it rains

But Ryder, Nibs and maybe Cadel and Samu won't just give him this race, so he better be on tomorrow.

I think everyone knows I want Lo Squalo to win so I hope Brad doesn't have the legs or mind tomorrow

 

[ebandit]

no heart

i have always stated wiggo will not be winning this giro

his heart is not quite in it

look at nibali..............falls off / straight up and away

wiggo falls off.................sets off again...........slowly

is wiggo's love of the giro driven by sky tv being big in italy?

Mark L

 

[jens_attacks]

Lance Armstrong ‏@lancearmstrong 1h
Heard the press room at the #Giro "cheered" when Wiggins crashed on a wet descent today. If true, that is completely f'd.


Lance Armstrong ‏@lancearmstrong 1h
I'd like to see every 1 of those journos mount up and scream down a slick/steep downhill at upwards of 50 mph. Then we'll see who's cheering

 

[Richeypen]

Lance Armstrong ‏@lancearmstrong 1h
Heard the press room at the #Giro "cheered" when Wiggins crashed on a wet descent today. If true, that is completely f'd.


Lance Armstrong ‏@lancearmstrong 1h
I'd like to see every 1 of those journos mount up and scream down a slick/steep downhill at upwards of 50 mph. Then we'll see who's cheering

If true then it really is pathetic.

 

[DiscoPants]

If it was gonna be hard before today, it became a hell of a lot harder after today.

The worry isn't that he had a fall today, it's his whole attitude and body language all week, he doesn't seem either focussed or committed.

 

[thehog]

If true then it really is pathetic.

Lance said it. So it must be true

 

[ultimobici]

Lance Armstrong ‏@lancearmstrong 1h
Heard the press room at the #Giro "cheered" when Wiggins crashed on a wet descent today. If true, that is completely f'd.


Lance Armstrong ‏@lancearmstrong 1h
I'd like to see every 1 of those journos mount up and scream down a slick/steep downhill at upwards of 50 mph. Then we'll see who's cheering

Never thought I'd find myself agreeing with Lance!

 

[the asian]

If true then it really is pathetic.

That is human nature, No surprises.

The hypocratic "politically correct" Brits usually hide their true emotions. The more genuine Italians don't care what the others think about, and express their true emotions.