allez Wiggo !!
allez Wiggo !!
The "Goosinator" is down!
Seem like Wiggo has had an attack of the Liggets/Sherwen's syndrome.
From Letour.fr web site:
When asked about the challenge that the Tourmalet represents, the race leader Bradley Wiggins offered his appraisal. "It goes uphill like all of them, it's very difficult."
Good to see he's got the hang of this cycling malarkey! I can only imagine it lost something in the translation.
It's all very well having a jump but it's pace that counts..
I do, but racing rather than watchingOriginally Posted by Carlos the Jackal
I think the problem with this particular Tour has been that the opportunities for climbers (such as there are) to reel in BW have been v limited. I don't mind the TTing at all - but it needs to be compensated for by mountain finishes.
The combo of 2 mountain finishes (worth speaking of) and longer TTs has been a godsend for Wiggo.
You wonder even if Contador and A Schleck had been present, would they have had chance to reel BW in?
This is all, of course, not having seen today's stage, which I am about to cycle home and watch with a tray of beer, cheese and cornichons - hurrah!
Mind you, next year will be a right climb-off, you can bet your bottom euro.
That was interesting, I think Wiggins proved he is not just a pretty face and sideburns. IMO (and I know sod all), his main rivals simply aren't good enough. None got away from him on the mountains today and he didn't look too pressured when Niboli attacked. Fingers crossed for something similar tomorrow.
jesus molehill NO SPOILERS, please!
just as i asked you to do.
on the african froome situation i had to have a little laugh. he comes over here for a gb licence and the fra forum goes mad as if he is British. after he retires he going to sod off back home just like zola budd, half the cricket team, half the rugby team and that greg fella in the tennis. no wonder you are all pinning your hopes on brad. come on, be more imaginative and stop living for a useless flag.
What should have been the most exciting stage of the Tour was boring, I'm afraid - with the obvious exception of Tommy V. What a rider - great to see Hinault give a big beaming grin at the podium.
The old Badger certainly seems a lot cheerier in his retirement than he was when he was racing.
Even more boring when you knew what happened.
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