Denia said:Sky get their man at last. Now to see if he can get on the podium in 2010, I wouldn't bet against him with Brailsford masterminding the campaign.
Wiggins himself had hinted that he would leave Garmin early. In September, he told the BBC, "It's like trying to win the Champions League - you need to be at Manchester United, but I'm playing at Wigan at the moment so I have to make that step up."
gtm said:I reckon Wiggo will count himself lucky if he gets top 10 this time round
limerickman said:Last Sunday in an interview BW was said that he reckoned he would finish Top 3 in TDF (ahead of LA) and that he was staying at Garmin !
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Load of cobbles may give Bradley Wiggins Tour advantage | Sport | guardian.co.uk
Wiggins move puts spotlight on chasing of riders
The International Cycling Union (UCI) is planning to tighten-up on the contract rules next year, following recent events such as the unexpected jump of Cadel Evans to Team BMC, the transfer of Alexandr Kolobnev from Saxo Bank to Katusha and the chasing of Ben Swift’s signature by the new Team Sky.
UCI President Pat McQuaid told Cyclingnews on that he is 'concerned' at recent developments in this area. McQuaid said the governing body is likely to introduce new rules in 2010 to safeguard the rights of riders and teams alike, in relation to existing contracts.
Eldrack said:This being Wiggo he was probably drunk when he made most of his stupid comments
Sky will build their team around him for the Tour, question is do they have enough strong climbers to act as domestiques? And even if Wiggo does improve this year in terms of his fitness can he compete in such a competitive field at the Tour?
I reckon he'll hit top 5, let down slightly by a weak team that gets destroyed by the firepower of the bigger teams. Won't be on the podium though, too many other strong contenders.
limerickman said:This mornings Guardian newspaper has a double page spread on feature on BW and the SKY team.
BW's team is very very strong : they've signed Arvesen, Flecha, Boasson-Hagen, Geraint Thomas, Lovkvist, Cummings, John Lee Augustyn, Calzati, Froome, Cioni, Gerrans.
Very very strong squad.
On paper reckoned to be the second strong ProTour team there is.
limerickman said:This mornings Guardian newspaper has a double page spread on feature on BW and the SKY team.
BW's team is very very strong : they've signed Arvesen, Flecha, Boasson-Hagen, Geraint Thomas, Lovkvist, Cummings, John Lee Augustyn, Calzati, Froome, Cioni, Gerrans.
Very very strong squad.
On paper reckoned to be the second strong ProTour team there is.
gtm said:It's a good team but limited vis a vis mountain goats to bury themselves for Wiggins in the mountain stages.
slovakguy said:anybody else seeing this as another black eye for mcquaid's administration of professional cycling? too concentrated on building the international racing scene like formula 1 while sweeping the lesser problems off to other administrators or just ignoring them?
alienator said:No. Being one person's fault is a bit simplistic, isn't it? I see it as a strike against the characters of Wiggns and Brailsford. They're as much to blame as anyone else. Personally, I'll giggle loudly if Wiggins has to abandon.
Nothing in cycling will ever get better so long as people are content to blame only one faction....er the UCI or whoever. The typical human response: throw blame without having given any effort at thought.
slovakguy said:so your position is that it is everyone's fault and therefore no one's to blame? mcquaid, being at the top of the administrative ladder, should be something more than a figurehead trotting out to smile, shake hands and talk up anne gripper's activities. sky, the murdochs, and their cohort of lawyers shook down a smaller team with the threat of legal action in order to secure wiggins. sadly, mcquaid could only stand by with palms upward because his uci have been caught out again in their impotence to actually regulate the sport.
by the bye, i, too would like to see wiggins blow up come the tdf.
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