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Originally Posted by Alf

Could Froome have won the stage? It looked scary at one point with people all round Wiggins, they don't have much protection do they ?

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Froome could and should have been allowed to have a crack at winning the stage.

Sky as a team are miles ahead of the rest. Everything they have planned has been spot on.

I did read that 5 other teams have bigger budgets than Sky, so it isn't all about £££££s. A great team of riders needs a great team of managers behind them to win this tdf, maybe Sky have raised the bar in terms of how to approach the tour (bit like GB cycling at the last olympics).
Next year may be different again. Maybe less drugs in the event (we hope) leads to less dominance of a single rider?

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Originally Posted by Stagger

World title and Green last year
Olympics this year (bet he wins Sundays stage, Its his fav)

Not doing bad.

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olympics this year? i thought the olympics wasn't for a few more weeks yet!!

shame boonen might not be riding he could have beaten the cult of cav and showed wiggo how you actually go about winning races and excite people at the same time.

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Originally Posted by Carlos the Jackal

shame boonen might not be riding he could have beaten the cult of cav and showed wiggo how you actually go about winning races and excite people at the same time.

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Something like this........

http://dynamobetekom.files.wordpress...08/06/cork.jpg

or........

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Hx9XRUKoKM...s400/bonen.jpg

maybe......

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IRHUdYQjWL.../Picture+8.png

Brilliant

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Originally Posted by Carlos the Jackal

olympics this year? i thought the olympics wasn't for a few more weeks yet!!

shame boonen might not be riding he could have beaten the cult of cav and showed wiggo how you actually go about winning races and excite people at the same time.

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I'd like to see them battle it out once and for all on Penny Farthings:w00t:

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Originally Posted by ZootHornRollo

Spoken like a true football supporter. :rolleyes:
It's not all about nationality. And it's not all about following a team that happen to have lots of money and then jumping up and down when they win. Not in cycling, thank god.
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:wink:

Maybe not for you Zoot but I am actually quite excited by the prospect a first ever Brit TDF victory and I have followed the sport since CH4 were doing their thing 20 years ago

In those days the odd TT prologue or stage finish seeemed the limit of our ambitions

Credit has to go to British Cycling, who built on the BCF Performance Plan and took the risk of extending their ambitions onto the road.

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Originally Posted by Dynamo Dan

I'm afraid even Mark Cavendish would disagree with you. Winning Le Tour puts every stage and race he's won in the shade. Why do you think he's been filling his Rainbow jersey with bottles for his teammates every day for the last two weeks?

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I'm not saying that Wiggo does not reward any plaudits that you care to throw at him. No doubting, it will (hopefully) be a great achievement and a landmark for British cycling. I just think that we should not lose track of what a credit Cav has been to British cycling over the last few years and also remember that grand tours are not won by individuals - this is a team sport after all and the efforts of Froom, Porte, EBH to keep him in yellow should not be underestimated.

I just read this on the Daily Telegraph and thought it quite apt in view of some of the previous comments on this thread.

Watched 30 Tours and there is always someone moaning that it is boring. What they generally mean is their guy isn't winning.

I'm not sure we really need to make comparisons. Wiggins has been awesome this year. His support team has been awesome this year. Cav in my opinion has also been awesome, not because of stage wins, but for the ethic and application he has shown for the team.

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Originally Posted by ZootHornRollo

Spoken like a true football supporter. :rolleyes:
It's not all about nationality. And it's not all about following a team that happen to have lots of money and then jumping up and down when they win. Not in cycling, thank god.
But I take your point - it is an incredible achievement and I'll be delighted to see him succeed - as long as next year other riders and other teams step up to challenge Wiggo / Froome / Sky.

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Problem is, with Team Sky it IS about nationality. Mixed feeling on it personally