Tour de France 2012 (with SPOILERS)

[Peteaud]

dam it my eyes started too water for the French man much too the wife's amusement. Cant help being an emotional guy

English cheering on the French.

To right when its as good as this.

Good luck to guy, privalige to watch him

 

[thom]

Why not? Come on! Have you seen the colour of their jerseys... them, and BMC... doped to the gills.

Wiggins said: 'I say they're just f*****g w*****s. I cannot be doing with people like that.​

'It justifies their own bone-idleness because they can't ever imagine applying themselves to do anything in their lives.​

'It's easy for them to sit under a pseudonym on Twitter and write that sort of s**t, rather than get off their arses in their own lives and apply themselves and work hard at something and achieve something.​

'And that's ultimately it. C***s.'​

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Full article:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/ot...s-rant-doping-question.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

 

[raindog]

Agree with Brad 100%
The reaction from couch potato bike race experts all over the internet after yesterday's stage was sickening. Instead of Twitter we could easily insert TheClinic.

 

[bennydorano]

The other thing that might have a bearing on tactics is whether the rumour about Nibali moving to BMC next year is true. People are clearly talking about ad hoc cross-team alliances forming on any given day to complement GC and stage hopes from here on. It will be interesting to see how much Nibali and Evans collaborate in the higher mountains, particularly if Wiggins puts time into both of them tomorrow.

I thought the strongest rumours were that it was Astana he was moving to.

 

[Chuffy]

Agree with Brad 100%
The reaction from couch potato bike race experts all over the internet after yesterday's stage was sickening. Instead of Twitter we could easily insert TheClinic.

I can see why he thinks that and I sympathise. However, what he doesn't seem to acknowledge is the reason why cycling has ended up with fans taking this kind of attitude. The blame for that lies squarely with the likes of Armstrong et al and Brad, sadly, is firmly in the yellow band fan-camp.

 

[Chuffy]

Good to see Evans scrapping for every second he can claw back. It hasn't worked so far and I think he's going to lose a fair bit of time tomorrow in the TT.

 

[Crackle]

Wiggins said: 'I say they're just f*****g w*****s. I cannot be doing with people like that.​

'It justifies their own bone-idleness because they can't ever imagine applying themselves to do anything in their lives.​

'It's easy for them to sit under a pseudonym on Twitter and write that sort of s**t, rather than get off their arses in their own lives and apply themselves and work hard at something and achieve something.​

'And that's ultimately it. C***s.'​

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Full article:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/ot...s-rant-doping-question.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

I understand and agree with his sentiment but he needs keep some distance from the internet trolls, rise above them, remain diplomatic and keep his answers straight otherwise he'll be in danger of referring to them as haterz and we all know what happens then...

 

[yello]

Wiggins said: 'I say they're just f*****g w*****s.

You do appreciate I was joking don't you?

 

[smutchin]

However, what he doesn't seem to acknowledge is the reason why cycling has ended up with fans taking this kind of attitude.

The sport is a lost cause to these people. There's nothing Brad or anyone else will ever be able do to convince them he's clean. So screw them.

I just wish they'd shut up and let the rest of us enjoy the sport. I mean, that was some cracking bike racing today, and yet it's Brad's emotional response to stupid, needling, deliberately provocative questions that make the headlines.

d.

 

[yello]

Whilst I can understand Wiggins' rant, I think it a little naive of him to not realise (if indeed he doesn't) WHY people think the way they do. It's not just twitter twats (I like that, twitter twats, yep got a ring to it) that call 'doper' either. It's seasoned commentators and ex-pros too. Wiggins surely realises that? His language may be colourful but he's not stupid.

Believe me, I want to watch him perform to his best without the questions starting to form.

 

[Chuffy]

The sport is a lost cause to these people. There's nothing Brad or anyone else will ever be able do to convince them he's clean. So screw them.

I just wish they'd shut up and let the rest of us enjoy the sport. I mean, that was some cracking bike racing today, and yet it's Brad's emotional response to stupid, needling, deliberately provocative questions that make the headlines.

d.

A bit harsh there, surely? I'm no fan of the Clinic peanuts, but cycling fans have a long history of being bullshitted and lied to. That some turn to cheap cynicism is hardly a surprise. I just wish that Brad would just turn his eloquence on those who have caused this situation...

 

[Willo]

Great stage today. Lots of action from beginning to end. Very likeable and deserving winner. Man, I love this sport.

d.

This year's Tour seems to be throwing up plenty of action and the stages yesterday and today were fantastic. I just hope Sky can keep on applying this pressure for the full 3 weeks as there are plenty of hard days cycling ahead. Didn't expect the action that the last 2 days have thrown up but after Sky took the race to everyone yesterday, it made for exciting stuff with Evans was looking for any opportunity to grab some seconds. Too much going on today, but fantastic to see a man stay out and a worthy winner today.

 

[Hip Priest]

F****** ****-******* ******** can ****** my ****** *** and ******* like it the ******** ***** and yeah we're just taking each day as it comes really Ned.

Go on son.

 

[thom]

I thought the strongest rumours were that it was Astana he was moving to.

Dunno, it's def possible - the point was BMC thought Cadel would benefit from having another climber in the team

 

[thom]

You do appreciate I was joking don't you?

Oh yes, sure, I was just lazily tacking Brad's timely take on the subject we'd got to. And I wasn't trying to cast aspersions either re RNT. I agree that based on the info out there, you could probably create a case for any ridiculous hypothesis you wanted.

What with his "F**king Enormous" headline in L'equipe today and the profanity laden rant at the camera man, Brad's surely demonstrating that he's at his limit in terms of brain function at the end of these stages. It's quite a portfolio which I personally don't take offence to but in my opinion, SKY's press team needs to get on top of the situation and help him out a bit.

Edit: I think it does sound a bit better in French though:
"Honnêtement, ce sont des putains de branleurs. Je ne supporte pas les gens comme ça. Ca explique leur propre oisiveté parce qu’ils ne peuvent pas imaginer s’impliquer dans quoi que ce soit dans leurs propres vies", a-t-il poursuivi. "C’est facile pour eux de s’asseoir là, derrière un pseudonyme sur Twitter, et d’écrire leur merde plutôt que de se lever le cul et aller travailler dur pour réaliser quelque chose. J'ai dit ce que j'avais à dire. Basta. Bande de cons!"