Will you see the drop of performance of SKY later this year?

[JimmyFingers]

SKY may or may not on EPO, like another thread mentioned there are three type speed, clean riders, dopers and SKY riders.

I thought it was clean, doped, Sky and Cancellara

 

[Bernie's eyesore]

Is today the beginning of downward trend of SKY ? Are other teams finally catching up? I always though if any team can do it , it would be Movie, Saxo or Astana

Certainly looks that way, Sky are finished. Quintana and Nibali have shown they can be beaten, Porte's win yesterday may be the last we ever see from Sky.

 

[maxmartin]

seems indeed they are going down, maybe save the best for the Tour

 

[Afrank]

They should never have put all their eggs in the Wiggo basket. Should have kept at least one of the Colombians up front instead of sending them both back for Wiggins. Plus as has been said many times, the Giro ain't no Tour.

They are more Tour focused anyways though, I expect they'll put more effort and resources into Froome and the Tour.

 

[BroDeal]

It is a bit early to be giving the funeral, especially based on Wiggins, who is a fairweather rider. He is mentally weak. If everything goes his way then he is fine. A bit of adversity and he is liable to throw a tantrum or give up.

 

[Dear Wiggo]

Sky is not Wiggins. Sky themselves have done the same level of domination (IMO), but spread it around a few more riders.

wrt the Giro: the fat lady hasn't even rolled out of bed yet.

 

[ebandit]

fail

This thread is an epic fail

Just a trolling again, what we needed is a thread to look at the drug, not an antiskybot troll thread,.

maybe?..............but it's popular

to me it seems that team sky managed to over performed last year
it's all downhill from here

think how happy that will make the forum......................and if i'm wrong
there will be laughing at another fail from myself

Mark L

 

[Armchaircyclist]

After today and actually also the previous days of the Giro, it seems like we are seeing the old Wiggins again, instead of the 2012-version. Still an assh***, but not strong enough to dominate the races, struggles and gets dropped by a bunch of riders on a climb yesterday, and unable to put any real time into the other pink-jersey contenders today.

Is only Dowcett still on the sky-program from last year ? Is Wiggins actually trying to ride clean ?

It would be easy to suggest that it's just the others now doping to keep up with sky, but for sure Wiggins just looks tired on the bike, nothing even comparable to him and Froome at the finish of the ITT in the tour.

 

[hrotha]

Let's not forget that Wiggins apparently had a less than perfect winter. How many party pictures and similar stories were leaked, suggesting he wasn't quite mentally focused? On top of that, he's prepared for this race with an eye on the Tour.

So no, I'm not going to say Sky as a whole are performing less well than last year, when Porte and even Froome have stepped up.

 

[Benotti69]

Let's not forget that Wiggins apparently had a less than perfect winter. How many party pictures and similar stories were leaked, suggesting he wasn't quite mentally focused? On top of that, he's prepared for this race with an eye on the Tour.

So no, I'm not going to say Sky as a whole are performing less well than last year, when Porte and even Froome have stepped up.

So the stories from Wiggins himself and Kerrison about him being stronger than last year are more PR BS?

 

[hrotha]

So the stories from Wiggins himself and Kerrison about him being stronger than last year are more PR BS?

Wouldn't be the first piece of PR BS they feed to their fanboys.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

remember when sky entered the peloton claiming they revolutionized everything and they failed badly at the tour... never believe what they say

 

[blackcat]

It is a bit early to be giving the funeral, especially based on Wiggins, who is a fairweather rider. He is mentally weak. If everything goes his way then he is fine. A bit of adversity and he is liable to throw a tantrum or give up.

i am disappointed he has not thrown his bike yet, the brits have a habit of throwing bikes, dummies, prams, rattles, tanties, u name it

 

[GreasyMonkey]

i am disappointed he has not thrown his bike yet, the brits have a habit of throwing bikes, dummies, prams, rattles, tanties, u name it

Did a caber-toss of his nice new Pinarello Bolide when he punctured..... then had to run after it to retrieve his water bottle

 

[maxmartin]

Did a caber-toss of his nice new Pinarello Bolide when he punctured..... then had to run after it to retrieve his water bottle

it is one of the highlights of that ITT

 

[Don't be late Pedro]

i am disappointed he has not thrown his bike yet, the brits have a habit of throwing bikes, dummies, prams, rattles, tanties, u name it

Did not realise Cadel was British?
And I assume Wiggins gets it from his Aussie dad.

 

[Benotti69]

Did not realise Cadel was British?
And I assume Wiggins gets it from his Aussie dad.

Cadel Evans is Welsh

 

[Hillavoider]

Did not realise Cadel was British?
And I assume Wiggins gets it from his Aussie dad.

ha ha, the brits can throw alot of things but comebacks are not one of them

 

[andy1234]

ha ha, the brits can throw alot of things but comebacks are not one of them

We throw a great victory party.

 

[BroDeal]

We throw a great victory party.

That's because it happens so infrequenty.

 

[andy1234]

That's because it happens so infrequenty.

UK wins are easy to spot.
They are the ones that don't get discussed on Oprah.

 

[Avoriaz]

Did a caber-toss of his nice new Pinarello Bolide when he punctured..... then had to run after it to retrieve his water bottle

Leant that from Giro del Trentino when he threw his bike and didn't retrieve the water bottle

 

[Avoriaz]

ha ha, the brits can throw alot of things but comebacks are not one of them

Tell the Rolling Stones that. I think every tour they have done for the last thirty years has been badged as a comeback tour

 

[Dear Wiggo]

UK wins are easy to spot.
They are the ones that don't get discussed on Oprah.

Yet .

 

[Chef_Vodnik]

Tell the Rolling Stones that. I think every tour they have done for the last thirty years has been badged as a comeback tour

The Stones were pretty hard on drugs during most of those, though
Not really a precedent, then