Sky TdF team...

[Crackle]

Not really a big shock in the end. It was only recently I thought he might go from him saying so but the Froome excerpts seemed to put a nail in it and then when you look at it logically, they've avoided each other all year. Things might still change with form over the next few races but it looks like the Dauphine team are the main contenders, as already said. Great interview as well.

 

[Strathlubnaig]

They are talking about it again now BBC Breakfast

Did you hear the 'sports guy' suggest Wiggins could just ride the UK stages to please the fans ?

 

[bicycling_nurse]

I was starting to think he might go as well - watching the TOC he looked incredible. Sadly, I think it's only the personal animosity between the two of them that's keeping him out - certainly not his current form. Shame that can't be put to one side for the good of the team. I can't see both of them in Team Sky next year, can anyone else?
I hope this decision doesn't backfire on Sky/Froome

 

[bicycling_nurse]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/27729769

 

[tug benson]

Why would it backfire on froome and sky?

Froome has no need for wiggins in the team, simple really

 

[Beebo]

This may be Wiggins posturing, nothing is certain until Sir Dave announces his team.

 

[RobNewcastle]

Podcast posted on the tour's steephill page called it. A case of does Froome need Wiggins to win the tour? No Can Wiggins win the tour? No

Probably best it comes out now to save all the hoopla at the start of the race. Who do people think will go as the 9th rider? Will they go for another climber or a power man/protector for the flat? Knees is a decent shout I reckon.

 

[Louch]

Wiggins would be a better support than some in the team. He's not in it through Froomes insecurity at wiggo being crowd favourite, and taking time out of him....just like froome tried to do to wiggins two years back. Hopefully brad finds a less precious team to join next year.

 

[tug benson]

If wiggins was better support than some of Froomes team mates then wiggins would be in the sky team, he is not because froome doesn't need him, he has a strong team already.

 

[RobNewcastle]

If you look at some of the mountain stages the odd few seconds lost to Wiggins pales in comparison to the minutes Wiggins would lose to Froome in the big mountains so I don't think the fear of losing time to Wiggins is that much a factor. It's a shame but to me it seems perfectly logical from a team perspective. The two don't get on, that's just the way it is. Froome can win the tour, Wiggins can't. You can't have any issues hanging around in the close proximity of the team bus/hotels etc. Taking sentiment out of it, it's the most logical way forward for Sky and a single ambition of winning the tour. Sky can also bring someone in who could serve a prominent role anyway be it a climber or power man for the flat.

 

[Louch]

He has better grand tour experience, and has shown in the toc his redline levels are as good as ever. He's not been dropped for performance reasons. Wiggo has been kept by sky for pr reasons, when they should have let him go last winter if they had no intention to use him in the big races.

Here's to anyone but Froome!

 

[tug benson]

Anyone but froome, even drug cheats?

 

[Louch]

Anyone but froome, even drug cheats?

That would mean I discount him from list of the suspected .....

 

[montage]

Wiggo could win the tour ....... If there was no such thing as Chris froome. Hopefully he leads private next year and we see a British 1-2

 

[Roscoe]

So an in form rider not being picked due to the fact they don't get on? Hope this doesn't backfire on Sky as Porte has not had a good 2014 so far.