Where's Cav Going?

[Fiona N]

Would he though ?
Depending on how quickly the tour reaches the mountains in 2012, Wiggins could have a crack at getting an early yellow jersey? If it works out all well & good, if not then he gets off and finishes up preparation for the Olympic TT ?

And has another go at winning the Vuelta

 

[RecordAceFromNew]

Cav doesn't need a lead-out train to win bunchies, look at yesterday's race.

That is of course true, because he is the fastest sprinter on the planet. But if you look at the aerial view of the last k yesterday, precisely because his lead-out train didn't work, he could have so easily been boxed in on the right, and Matt Goss would have been champion.

Having a great train is not necessary to win sprints, but evidence suggests was necessary for Cav to win the tdF Green - despite Highroad's single-minded attempts in previous years and his form this year, it was only clinched on Champs-Elysees.

In fact I think Renshaw or Goss could possibly have won it yesterday if Renshaw wasn't sidelined by the Aussies, but that is another story.

 

[PpPete]

Cav already has a Green and a Rainbow Jersey.... he wants an Olympic medal for sure - and he'll need the help of Wiggins/Thomas/Froome again to get that. A few more TdF stage wins would be nice if he's going for a career record... but he might be prepared to sacrifice a chance at the 2012 Green so as not to jeopardise the chances of Sky's GC contenders.

That said I've a suspicion that Brailsford might try to keep both Green & Yellow options open as long as possible in next year's TdF - not with any realistic expectation of taking both jerseys...more to keep the peloton guessing.

 

[lukesdad]

It would be nice to know who the road captain was at the worlds. does anybody know, wasn t Millar by any chance ?

 

[raindog]

Yes, it was Millar.

 

[lukesdad]

Yes, it was Millar.

Thanks raindog.

 

[Crackle]

Interesting article in the Guardian today

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/2011/sep/26/mark-cavendish-london-2012-olympics

 

[woohoo]

Interesting article in the Guardian today

http://www.guardian....n-2012-olympics

That article is remarkably similar to the one in the Times which I read in a cafe this morning. I didn't see the writer's name but I wonder if they are both based on a press release.

 

[rich p]

That article is remarkably similar to the one in the Times which I read in a cafe this morning. I didn't see the writer's name but I wonder if they are both based on a press release.

Richard Williams of The Guardian is a big cycling fan and he regularly does articles. He also manages to get cycling into his weekly column usually too. What with William Fotheringham writing too, the Grauniad is well-served for in that respect.

 

[alecstilleyedye]

just seen cav on bbc breakfast. the usual rubbish muppet interview and not even asking him which team he's riding for next year. asking if the team helped by "intimidating" the other riders

 

[yello]

but he might be prepared to sacrifice a chance at the 2012 Green so as not to jeopardise the chances of Sky's GC contenders.

Methinks if Cavendish wasn't going for green then he wouldn't be in anyones team.

Re the olympics, I personally can't see him doing other than wanting green AND wanting an Olympic medal. I don't see why it's not possible.

 

[addictfreak]

just seen cav on bbc breakfast. the usual rubbish muppet interview and not even asking him which team he's riding for next year. asking if the team helped by "intimidating" the other riders

I watched the interview this morning on BBC, I thought the two presenters were appalling. Didn't give Cav the chance to complete an answer without making some stupid comment.

 

[dragon72]

I watched the interview this morning on BBC, I thought the two presenters were appalling. Didn't give Cav the chance to complete an answer without making some stupid comment.

The whole BBC Breakfast tabloid schtick, whatever the topic they're dealing with, is embarrassing, tacky and flippant in the extreme. Cringeworthy stuff. "News" lite.

 

[monnet]

The bit that got me was when the interviewer prefaced a question about winning the race by 10cm with 'I don't know alot about cycling...' Really?! Then the questions about 'where does your strength come from?'...

Dave Millar tweeted that he was wondering if Cav was going to be asked what he does for a real job. Still, I thought Cav did a great job, didn't lose patience, stayed polite and I guess the more times he's on these types of thing the more people will start to understand exactly what's involved.

 

[TVC]

The bit that got me was when the interviewer prefaced a question about winning the race by 10cm with 'I don't know alot about cycling...' Really?! Then the questions about 'where does your strength come from?'...

Dave Millar tweeted that he was wondering if Cav was going to be asked what he does for a real job. Still, I thought Cav did a great job, didn't lose patience, stayed polite and I guess the more times he's on these types of thing the more people will start to understand exactly what's involved.

If he's after SPOTY, (and I don't see why not, he's so damn competitive) then these are the kind of interviews he has to do to get him known to the muggles. Doing Blue Peter and getting in the audience for Strictly are the next tricks we need to look out for, it's all exposure.