It's funny how that term is used by armchair Internet critics to disparage other armchair Internet critics when something is said that they don't like!
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It's funny how that term is used by armchair Internet critics to disparage other armchair Internet critics when something is said that they don't like!
Flying_Monkey
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thom
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I thought he was on a rolling contract ?
thom
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ftfy
I cycle and have raced. And I don't even own an armchair. But thanks.
You should really think about getting an armchair.... it's THE best place to put criticism on the internet from out.
... in fact - as all the best great (cycling) internetcritics - you should also get a white cat, to complete the Bond-villain and get even more inspired to post devil-ish trash
His contract is up in 2014 and if you want a good insight into the internal politics of Sky and Wiggins mental state, Richard Moore is pretty good. Unfortunately he seems to write a lot for the Daily Mail but if you can bring yourself to look, his insights are pretty good. He also wrote the excellent "In Search Of Robert Millar" and "Slaying the Badger..."
ColinJ
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Agnostic Elbows ready for the sprints ...
Hont
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Robert Millar has entered the fray...
http://www.cyclingnews.com/blogs/ro...und-the-honeymoon-is-over-for-sky-and-wiggins
Not sure I buy a lot of what he's saying. "...some sources close to..." [para 3] is a facile tag to give credence to your opinions but could mean anything from a Journo who Brad doesn't blank to the man himself. "Apparently..." [para 7] is a lot less authoritative. Until Brad's next book, everything is pretty much speculation but, hey, what would we do around here if we weren't allowed to speculate.
I look forward to Robert's blog entry after the tour authoritatively explaining why things happened in a completely different way to his predictions, though.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/blogs/ro...und-the-honeymoon-is-over-for-sky-and-wiggins
Not sure I buy a lot of what he's saying. "...some sources close to..." [para 3] is a facile tag to give credence to your opinions but could mean anything from a Journo who Brad doesn't blank to the man himself. "Apparently..." [para 7] is a lot less authoritative. Until Brad's next book, everything is pretty much speculation but, hey, what would we do around here if we weren't allowed to speculate.
I look forward to Robert's blog entry after the tour authoritatively explaining why things happened in a completely different way to his predictions, though.
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Go cycling ?
Chromatic
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That is a bit radical, isn't it?
Strathlubnaig
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Millar and Brian Smith seem to be reading from the same book though, so I think there is more to it than simple rumour or speculation. Neither has anything to gain or lose by saying what they see/hear.
Except they both make a living on commenting on cycling. If we believe all they're saying it points to Brailsford and Froome having some fairly Machiavellian traits, personally I don't buy that, hard nosed yes, underhand no, so some speculation and embellishment is going on.
