Wiggins - fair play

[Justayellowbadge]

I don't follow much, so don't know if this is standard practice a la walking in cricket, but good on him.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/18849505

[shouldbworking]

Pretty normal practice. Noone wins the tour alone, you need the other riders to work for you on occasion. If you don't help them at times, they certainly won't help you.

[MagicalTrevor]

It's a great story but as I understand it there is a 'tour etiquette' that they do that sort of thing to allow somebody to catch up if it's due to something outside their control i.e. puncture caused by tacks
I appreciate that my comment detracts somewhat from the story but it's great that they have the arrangement and everyone sticks to it

[Magic919]

It would be nice to think it 'always happens', but that's certainly not the case. All credit to Wiggo for being a gent. Boo hiss to the guy that ignored it and rode off. They caught him later.

[RRS_Staffs]

It was Pierre Rolland who bogged off and its been reported his team told him to get right back over the radio and quite right too as per protocol

But not everyone plays by the rules:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/2010/jul/20/a...

What was the winning margin of that years Tour again??

[Gizmoish]

RRS_Staffs said:

But not everyone plays by the rules:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/2010/jul/20/a...

What was the winning margin of that years Tour again??

Quite so.

Although maybe Bertie heard his team principal over the radio saying his burgers were ready and heard 'b#gger off, already'.

[R2FU]

Nice to see people still stick to this kind of thing in this day and age. How do they make it work in practice though i.e. how do they ensure they cancel out the impact by the right amount, and does it only apply to the leaders or further down the field as well?

[anonymous-user]

Schelcks chain falling off and someone throwing tacks on the road are two totally different things. One is an outside influence, the other is not. I said back in 2010 that Contador didnt have to wait and I still maintain that. A chain will fall off on a steep climb if you dont ease up the pressure on the pedals before shifting or its not set up properly, they dont jump off on their own accord. I appreciate its old ground now but if Schleck cant change gear properly, or Saxo-Bank cant maintain front mechs, why should Contador have waited?

[JONSCZ]

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/sport/bradley-wiggin...