Quote from: Somniloquism on August 02, 2012, 09:02:51 AMQuote from: philthebar on August 02, 2012, 07:57:44 AMGreat sportsman but I still maintain that the Tour de France is essentially a team event, whereas yesterday's time trial individual. The TDF is a team event in the fact the team will help the lead rider, but that person also has to be able to maintain a high level over mutiple terrain types otherwise all the teams efforts won't help them at all. But in the individual Time trials during the Tour, as with yesterday, he has shown that he can do it when it matters. For the Tour alone, Bradley deserves everything that is coming his way, not only that, he loves Lambretta's, only thing wrong is that he is a "'The Mighty Reds YNWA'" fan.As far as knighthood goes, I thin first shout should go to David Brailsford, the person responsible for the promotion of British Cycling.Almost forgot UTV"
Quote from: philthebar on August 02, 2012, 07:57:44 AMGreat sportsman but I still maintain that the Tour de France is essentially a team event, whereas yesterday's time trial individual. The TDF is a team event in the fact the team will help the lead rider, but that person also has to be able to maintain a high level over mutiple terrain types otherwise all the teams efforts won't help them at all. But in the individual Time trials during the Tour, as with yesterday, he has shown that he can do it when it matters.
Great sportsman but I still maintain that the Tour de France is essentially a team event, whereas yesterday's time trial individual.
SCH cans win all the Olympic medals he wants, he's just not in the same league as Wiggo.Winning the TDF is the ultimate sporting achievement. Tacking on the time trial gold just shows what an all time great Wiggo is
He's done OK but he's no Beckham.