Tour de France 2012 (with SPOILERS)

[thom]

I don't want to see Wiggo very involved in a lead out. Recipe for disaster. It would be class if he helped chase a breakaway but I reckon Bernie, Mick and Edvald in a designated lead out for Cav ought to be good value and lets leave it at that.
I mean Sagan doesn't need a lead out and he has the green jersey innit !

 

[Strathlubnaig]

That was a bit of a cycling how-to clinic by Wiggins and Froome today, good effort. Enjoyed seeing Voekler cement his hold on the KOM jersey too.

 

[gavroche]

I take back what I said earlier about Wiggins. Today, he and Froom proved that they are head and shoulders above the rest. Congratulations.

 

[Red Light]

In the interview Wiggo said he knew it was in the bag on the last climb and concentration wandered

His face on the BBC website news report says it all

 

[PaulB]

Don't know if this was raised earlier in the thread but has anyone been impressed by how unimpressed Britain is about what Wiggins is on the verge of doing? Look at the furore surrounding Murray getting to a Wimbledon final a couple of weeks ago and the publicity surrounding it. Compare that with the grudging 40 seconds Wiggins gets on the main news channels' sports reports. The open Golf gets more coverage and the mediocre goings on and speculation surrounding transfers at football clubs during the close season seems to be deemed more 'newsworthy' than the fact Britain is about to have the first Tour de France winner in its history. There's been virtual wall-to-wall coverage on the Olympics and I would guarantee that Wiggins' or Cavendish's gold medals at the Olympics will get ten times more publicity and coverage than the far more significant ride up the Champs Elysee. It's really annoying me.

 

[Noodley]

It's really annoying me.

Why?

 

[rich p]

It's a minority sport which very few of the general public care about or understand. Let's face it, there's a sizeable majority on CycleChat who feel that way too.
Personally it doesn't bother me or spoil my enjoyment.

 

[just jim]

The TDF has featured on the Today programme several days running, surely a sign of something. Or other. Weather - cloudy with rain.

 

[MattHB]

Great stage today. Managed to watch most of it at work on the iPad thought froomey might have had the stage

 

[marinyork]

Don't know if this was raised earlier in the thread but has anyone been impressed by how unimpressed Britain is about what Wiggins is on the verge of doing? Look at the furore surrounding Murray getting to a Wimbledon final a couple of weeks ago and the publicity surrounding it. Compare that with the grudging 40 seconds Wiggins gets on the main news channels' sports reports. The open Golf gets more coverage and the mediocre goings on and speculation surrounding transfers at football clubs during the close season seems to be deemed more 'newsworthy' than the fact Britain is about to have the first Tour de France winner in its history. There's been virtual wall-to-wall coverage on the Olympics and I would guarantee that Wiggins' or Cavendish's gold medals at the Olympics will get ten times more publicity and coverage than the far more significant ride up the Champs Elysee. It's really annoying me.

The BBC has always been biased towards sports it shows (usually these days defined by the A-list). This isn't all bad for cycling, come the olympics we might have Cav/Hoy/various other people given a large amount of tv time.

 

[Noodley]

I almost forgot. Today's not-very-interesting fact of the day is that I am going to grow a pair of sideburns, and I encourage you all to do likewise.

 

[just jim]

Wiggins cracked today on the mountains.

 

[MattHB]

Wiggins cracked today on the mountains.

I'm not surprised tho!

 

[smutchin]

The TDF has featured on the Today programme several days running, surely a sign of something. Or other. Weather - cloudy with rain.

Quite. I've actually been impressed at how much media coverage the Tour has been getting - infinitely more than it usually gets.

And friends and colleagues, even my wife, who never show the slightest interest in the sport are aware that something pretty damn big is happening.

Most of the mainstream media are still demonstrating how little they understand the sport but I can live with that.

Also, I think we can expect Wiggo, Froome and Brailsford to figure in the next New Year honours.

d.

 

[Noodley]

Excellent documentary about Wiggins on ITV4 now.