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Nom de ploom
2,392 posts
43 months
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Roache has tipped Wiggins over Evans in this mornings' metro - I think I'll have to buy roaches' autobiog - the snippets i've read already have been quite emotional...
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Cheib
6,216 posts
44 months
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S10GTA said: Jimbo. said: They've throw their weight behind Wiggins, which suggests that Cav will bail before the end to concentrate on the Olympics. Not a chance. He will want to defend his jersey. He has Bernard to help him in the mountains, and he is such a weapon in the sprints he can join any other train if needs be. Read an interview with Cavendish yesterday...said he is 4kg lighter than he has been before so he's not got the out and out speed but has more endurance. Certainly if you read it he sounds like he is behind Wiggins going for Yellow rather than him defending his green http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18600273
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The jiffle king
2,892 posts
127 months
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TdF is a guilty pleasure. I do cycle but I don´t follow the other races except the Olympic sprints and the odd other event.
TdF is different. The last couple of years when we have been on hols, it has been on Eurosport and TJQ and I have enjoyed a couple of hours some evenings of the race to the line whilst we are getting ready for dinner. How can 2 hours of cycling be interesting? I don´t know, but it is.
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K12beano
14,389 posts
144 months
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I follow nothing in cycling - no interest whatsoever. Until July each year!  Been following on TV for 23 years now - since I first saw it in the flesh in 1989, a most spectacular year! I predict a fantastic race this year, with at least one Brit putting us on the map and Sky finishing well. Anyone else doing http://www.halfordstdfgame.co.uk/default.aspx ? We should have a PH league!!!
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K12beano
14,389 posts
144 months
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mcelliott
1,803 posts
50 months
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London424 said: Means he's not as strong a sprinter as he was (still bloody good, but relative to him), but a much better overall rider now. That is absolute f  king crap.
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Highway Star
2,511 posts
100 months
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K12beano said: I follow nothing in cycling - no interest whatsoever. Until July each year! Been following on TV for 23 years now - since I first saw it in the flesh in 1989, a most spectacular year! I predict a fantastic race this year, with at least one Brit putting us on the map and Sky finishing well. Anyone else doing http://www.halfordstdfgame.co.uk/default.aspx ? We should have a PH league!!! There is a PH league going for another site's game. There is a thread in Pedal Powered on it.
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K12beano
14,389 posts
144 months
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Highway Star said: There is a PH league going for another site's game. There is a thread in Pedal Powered on it. Ta! - didn't know that (know on two Fantasy sites... Will be jumping up and down off the sofa even higher this year!
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London424
2,742 posts
44 months
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mcelliott said: London424 said: Means he's not as strong a sprinter as he was (still bloody good, but relative to him), but a much better overall rider now. That is absolute f king crap. Umm, thanks for that insight, but it's not my opinion. If you read the interview it's what he said. But I'm sure you know more than the man himself. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycli...
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K12beano
14,389 posts
144 months
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London424 said: mcelliott said: London424 said: Means he's not as strong a sprinter as he was (still bloody good, but relative to him), but a much better overall rider now. That is absolute f king crap. Umm, thanks for that insight, but it's not my opinion. If you read the interview it's what he said. But I'm sure you know more than the man himself. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycli... I watched an interview with him, and this seemed to come across from his answers and his body language too. He appeared much more mature mentally as well - my feeling was that this bodes extremely well as he becomes more of an all rounder - but again, other people may know best.
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wy906
Original Poster
897 posts
43 months
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Love that shot of Cadel Evans warming up..... these guys are world class athletes.
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el stovey
13,474 posts
132 months
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Un lucky for Tony Martin, looks like wiggo up soon.
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wy906
Original Poster
897 posts
43 months
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wy906
Original Poster
897 posts
43 months
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Killer2005
15,388 posts
97 months
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He did it  Still plenty to go though
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wy906
Original Poster
897 posts
43 months
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Killer2005 said: He did it Still plenty to go though I got money on both Cancellara and Wiggins (outright stage win and each way), best would be Wiggins 1st and Cancellara 2nd.... don't think that's going to happen.
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wy906
Original Poster
897 posts
43 months
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wy906 said: I got money on both Cancellara and Wiggins (outright stage win and each way), best would be Wiggins 1st and Cancellara 2nd.... don't think that's going to happen. Cancellara 1st and Wiggins 2nd. Not bad. I'm up! 
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K12beano
14,389 posts
144 months
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That looks a pretty good start!
Go Wiggo!
Missed what happened to Tony Martin, so I'll be picking up at the Highlights.
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Vocal Minority
2,103 posts
21 months
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First blood Wiggins. Proper job.
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S10GTA
2,505 posts
36 months
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Vocal Minority said: First blood Wiggins. Proper job. Put 30 seconds into Shleck. Thats his tour over!
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