[John_D]

Re: Cycling : Mon Jul 16, 2012 8:30 am  

Cibaman wrote:

Not watched much cycling before, Olympics aside, so dont really understand the sport's etiquette. How much of a gesture was it by Wiggins to slow down the peloton? Out of the ordinary, or just to be expected? Would it compare with say Di Canio catching the ball at Everton or merely a footballer kicking the ball in to touch when a player is injured?

It compares well to kicking the ball out. It is more expected than out of the ordinary, although the circumstances yesterday were more extreme than a simple mechanical issue.

[John_D]

Re: Cycling : Mon Jul 16, 2012 12:22 pm  

Chavanel abandoned now. Olympics prep.

Re: Cycling : Mon Jul 16, 2012 2:59 pm  

GCM1980 wrote:

Not convinced he'll ride it again this year. Too soon after the Tour and the Olympics.

There's a high chance of that. If that's the case, and Wiggins wins yellow, then maybe they'll have Froome leading a Giro team next year. Thing is, even if Wiggins is amenable to playing second to Froome next year if they win yellow this year then I just can't see them not defending it with the guy who won it.

[John_D]

Re: Cycling : Mon Jul 16, 2012 3:51 pm  

Well that was.... dull. Should have been set up for a mass sprint, but nobody other than Sky were interested in doing any work on the front, so bugger it.

Re: Cycling : Mon Jul 16, 2012 3:54 pm  

vbfg wrote:

There's a high chance of that. If that's the case, and Wiggins wins yellow, then maybe they'll have Froome leading a Giro team next year. Thing is, even if Wiggins is amenable to playing second to Froome next year if they win yellow this year then I just can't see them not defending it with the guy who won it.

don't forget Cavendish who fancies his chances as no.1 - don't know if he will be happy to play second or even third fiddle at SKY as a mere DS ?

Re: Cycling : Mon Jul 16, 2012 5:56 pm  

Well we know Froome signed a multi-year contract. I don't think we do know how long Cav's contract is. I wouldn't be surprised if he's only there this year.

Re: Cycling : Tue Jul 17, 2012 4:01 am  

vbfg wrote:

Well we know Froome signed a multi-year contract. I don't think we do know how long Cav's contract is. I wouldn't be surprised if he's only there this year.

I thought Cav was signed up for three years but he's been talikng about joining another stable as top rider so maybe he has a get-out clause ?
I wonder if it's ever happened that a team as strong as SKY has rotated the top man to even out the spoils ?

can't think of such a strong team since Banesto with the great Indurain etc ?

Re: Cycling : Tue Jul 17, 2012 9:33 am  

sanjunien wrote:

I thought Cav was signed up for three years?

I don;t think it was ever announced. I assumed the same as vbfg, that he'd be there for this year, Sky get the kudos of having the world champion, Cav gets a tailor made program for the Olympics with the support of his trade team and then they go their separate ways so Sky can concentrate on British GC wins and Cav can get a team built around him to cement his position as the best of all time.

Re: Cycling : Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:03 pm  

if box hill was in the tour de france what category climb would it be rated as?

Re: Cycling : Tue Jul 17, 2012 6:44 pm  

Probably a cat 3