Sir Bradley Wiggins

[wbmkk]

As expected, Tour de France winner, Bradley has been knighted.

Congratulations !!!!!

And Sir Dave Brailsford ... Well done, for his many years with Team GB as well as Team Sky

Finally for the cyclists, Sarah Storey becomes a Dame ...,Brilliant !!!

 

[endoman]

well done

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Plus;

CBEs for Ennis, Pendleton, Weir & Farah
MBE for Alistair Brownlee


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20858353

 

[wbmkk]

Yep ! How could I have forgotten the previous 'Queen' of cycling, Queen Victoria.

 

[Keith Oates]

It's good to see some of the leading people associated with cycling getting officially recognised in the New Year Honours Lists!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[laurence]

Kenny and Trott get OBEs

 

[thom]

“[Sir] is not something I would like to use in daily life because it would still sit uneasy with me. The only thing I have insisted on is that my wife and children call me Sir at home but other than that everyone is free to call me Bradley!"

 

[johnr]

I shall check the post tomorrow for my gong

 

[ianrauk]

I shall check the post tomorrow for my gong

Well I just got a bill for my tv/internet services this morning nothing else.
So looks like I was forgotten again.

 

[steveindenmark]

With the state of cycling at the moment I am a little afraid to add my congratulations. We could be saying "What a crook", next year.

I hope it is not case and so Congrats to Sir Wiggo and also to Sir Ben Ainsley, who has served the country well for many years.

Steve

 

[montage]

Excellent! But I wonder how this will work with commentary? "Sir Wiggins had dropped Nibali, Sir Wiggins is looking to win the stage"

 

[thom]

Excellent! But I wonder how this will work with commentary? "Sir Wiggins had dropped Nibali, Sir Wiggins is looking to win the stage"

More like: "Froome has dropped Sir Wiggins, he's trying to dethrone him from the yellow jersey, but look, Sir Wiggins reaches for his sword and slashes his tyres. What a let down - Froome keeps his head today but no doubt blood will flow if he tries that one again"

 

[ColinJ]

Excellent! But I wonder how this will work with commentary? "Sir Wiggins had dropped Nibali, Sir Wiggins is looking to win the stage"

More like: "Froome has dropped Sir Wiggins, he's trying to dethrone him from the yellow jersey, but look, Sir Wiggins reaches for his sword and slashes his tyres. What a let down - Froome keeps his head today but no doubt blood will flow if he tries that one again"

Knights always use their first name, so it would be 'Sir Bradley is taking a natural break'!

 

[Sara_H]

Excellent! But I wonder how this will work with commentary? "Sir Wiggins had dropped Nibali, Sir Wiggins is looking to win the stage"

"On the subject of his new title he admitted: “[Sir] is not something I would like to use in daily life because it would still sit uneasy with me. The only thing I have insisted on is that my wife and children call me Sir at home but other than that everyone is free to call me Bradley!" From the sky press release.

Congrats to all cyclists honoured.

 

[mattsr]

With the state of cycling at the moment I am a little afraid to add my congratulations. We could be saying "What a crook", next year.

I very much doubt that will be the case. I don't think anyone who saw Sir Wiggo's passionate denunciation of the Twitter rumour-mongers during the Tour would think he has anything to hide; and his words on the subject on the recent Sky documentary reinforce that view.

It seems a shame that such speculation persists, but I suppose it is inevitable given cycling's unfortunate past.