Did Bradley Wiggins go to Paris on Sunday

[raindog]

Rats! Have I been caught out?

I was being daft, as usual. Having a slow day, no doubt....

 

[Crackle]

In fairness, it's a daft thread.

 

[Hip Priest]

Wiggo is on TV at this moment describing Froome as the best climber in the world, and saying he 'felt for him' when he got hammered with doping questions. They're obviously not bosom buddies, but there does appear to be a good level of respect between them.

It's funny. In my workplace, there are loads of people who I get on with, but who I wouldn't necessarily socialise with outside the office. I bet it's the same for all of us. But, in sport, if you're not licking your team-mates' armpits 24/7, people say there's a 'feud'.

 

[albion]

Wiggins has won everything and been unsurpassable.
He went in to win and it was just not his style to be the donkey. And certainly not what he signed up to Sky for.

Easy to understand. Maybe they will get to to and fro in leadership soon.

 

[Strathlubnaig]

I see the BBC re still trotting out the party line wrt Wiggins and injuries / not racing in the TdF. Power of Sky.

 

[redcard]

I like Wiggins but he hasn't handled this well.

For the moment they ride on the same team, but we can't afford to have them acting like a pair of kids when it comes to the worlds.

Wiggins would be a loss to the road team any year, I know he has said he is going for the TT but he managed both at the Olympics. So if he suddenly can't manage it when Froome hasa good chance on a hilly course that would look bad. He is fresh given what has happened to his year so far and he'd be a big loss if doesn't do it.

I hope he has the class to put any personal issues between them behind him and step up to the plate for his country as he has proved he is capable of so many times already.

You're typed quite a lot of nonsense there, to be fair.

 

[Pedrosanchezo]

Wiggins interview after first stage Tour of Poland.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Wiggins interview after first stage Tour of Poland.

There's also a BBC report - some slightly different quotes but, all the same, I wish journalists weren't allowed to delete bits of quotes without marking the ellipses in the text.

 

[Pedrosanchezo]

There's also a BBC report - some slightly different quotes but, all the same, I wish journalists weren't allowed to delete bits of quotes without marking the ellipses in the text.

Yeh and those tiny little changes can put a whole different spin on what was actually said.

 

[BJH]

You're typed quite a lot of nonsense there, to be fair.

How so??

Up until the evening after my post Wiggins had said nothing and according to Froome had not been in touch privately either - so saying he has handled it badly is quite fair - maybe he read my post because he rectified that later
We can't afford to have them act like a pair of kids when it comes to the worlds - perfectly correct, when Cav won, it took everyone on the team working together to make it happen
Wiggins would be a loss to the road team, he's going for the TT but managed the road and TT at the Olympics, he's fresh and would be a big loss to the team - all fact

and then I hoped he had the class to put any personal issues to one side and step up to the plate as he has done so often before

I really don't see your point whatsoever.

 

[albion]

Wiggo did a very good interview, also making his case for 2014 TDF leadership in also describing Froome as a much better climber than himself.

 

[thom]

Wiggo did a very good interview, also making his case for 2014 TDF leadership in also describing Froome as a much better climber than himself.

How is that making his case for leadership !?
1) He said before he doubts he will have the ability to commit the required time to training
2) Without seeing the parcours, it is impossible for him or Froome to make a competing case against each other that the 2014 is more suited to their particular talents !

I see no reason to think Wiggins would get SKY's backing as leader in the TdF next year. Froome just won by an enormous amount, will get better in time (whereas Wiggins is getting older and susceptible to injury), has the appetite that Wiggins hasn't, might have beaten Wiggins in 2012 with a fair fight and unless the parcours is set up as a TTer's wet dream, even Richie Porte would be a better bet !

 

[GetAGrip]

In fairness, it's a daft thread.

I nearly posted a very daft thought on this thread. Probably even dafter than this daft thread so ..........................................I didn't.

 

[smutchin]

Wiggins interview after first stage Tour of Poland.

What sums this whole discussion up for me is the fact that they chose to use "Wiggins says he could not watch Froome" as the headline, rather than "Wiggins hails Froome as brilliant".

Similarly, Michelle Cound has been accused of "reigniting the feud with Cath" just for answering a leading question put to her by a journalist about whether or not the Wigginses have been in touch post-Tour.

Media-fabricated shitstorm in a teacup.

 

[GetAGrip]

What sums this whole discussion up for me is the fact that they chose to use "Wiggins says he could not watch Froome" as the headline, rather than "Wiggins hails Froome as brilliant".

Similarly, Michelle Cound has been accused of "reigniting the feud with Cath" just for answering a leading question put to her by a journalist about whether or not the Wigginses have been in touch post-Tour.

Media-fabricated s***storm in a teacup.

EXACTLY what I wanted to say earlier. How many of you think that your OH's getting embroiled in your own work conflicts would be beneficial to your career well being! It's hard to believe these men, that show such dedication, drive and discipline for their beloved sport, don't have the balls to tell their respective partners to "back the hell off" with their stupid headline grabbing nonsense. Cycling as a sport, is bigger than any one individual cyclist, and these stupid women should be very mindful of this.