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[molehill]

NO SPOILERS ON THIS THREAD UNTIL 10PM PLEASE. :wink:

Oh I get it now, you don't come home to watch it till late. Sorry I forgot some people can't watch it live and have to work for a living .

Perhaps you best not look at this thread first, in case I get overexcited and post something again!

[ZootHornRollo]

no worries, easily done.

[Danbert Nocurry]

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.

Will Wiggo not become the greatest British cyclist of all time if he wins it?

[Dynamo Dan]

Will Wiggo not become the greatest British cyclist of all time if he wins it?

Yes. I can see why people have been moaning about this tour though. Testers are dull compared to climbers, but nevertheless it's the fastest man over three weeks who wins the race.

Personally I'm in the middle ground between Graham's love of panache and Nikalas' love of testers.

If Brad wins Le Tour he won't just be the greatest cyclist we have produced, he will be one of the finest sportsmen we have produced. Nothing in sport comes close in terms of the fitness, commitment, guile and suffering needed to win Le Tour.

Let's face it runners are total pansies compared to cyclists.......

[PeteS]

Will Wiggo not become the greatest British cyclist of all time if he wins it?

Depends how you measure "greatness" I suppose. Even if Wiggo does win, some would argue that Mark Cavendish has achieved more.
He is 5th in the number of stage wins in the TDF (21), is only the second brit to win the world champioships, has won more professional races than any other brit... the list goes on. Doesn't have sideburns though.

[Dynamo Dan]

Depends how you measure "greatness" I suppose. Even if Wiggo does win, some would argue that Mark Cavendish has achieved more.
He is 5th in the number of stage wins in the TDF (21), is only the second brit to win the world champioships, has won more professional races than any other brit... the list goes on. Doesn't have sideburns though.

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?

[ZootHornRollo]

Will Wiggo not become the greatest British cyclist of all time if he wins it?

Spoken like a true football supporter.
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.

[nikalas]

If Brad wins Le Tour he won't just be the greatest cyclist we have produced, he will be one of the finest sportsmen we have produced. Nothing in sport comes close in terms of the fitness, commitment, guile and suffering needed to win Le Tour.

Totally agree and, if you factor in his Olympic medals and World Championship wins on the track too, it's hard to argue against... I could see him having a crack at the hour too.

[Hanneke]

Hmmm, the hour, now THAT would be interesting...

[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 ?