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So Wiggins has won more medals than any other British Olympian.
The first cyclist ever to win the Tour de France and the Olympic Time Trial in the same season.
He won Paris-Nice, Tour de Romandie and the Criterium de Dauphine this season too, as well as being unbeaten in time trials, this is a Merckxesque palmares and british cycling will never see the likes again.
The first cyclist ever to win the Tour de France and the Olympic Time Trial in the same season.
He won Paris-Nice, Tour de Romandie and the Criterium de Dauphine this season too, as well as being unbeaten in time trials, this is a Merckxesque palmares and british cycling will never see the likes again.
This, I do not think people understand the scale of his achievements, this is unprecedented, except by Merckx in cycling terms. In single season terms he has eclipsed anything Lance Armstrong ever managed (putting any doping debates to one side).
Bold Seagull
strong and stable with me, or...
Brilliant, Wiggins visibly the fastest rider past us today on Hersham Green, fantastic result, brilliant atmosphere today. It's it even worth running SPOTY this year!!??
No, he couldn't. Despite my Eddie Merckx comparisons, Wiggins is not that good.
Bwian
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OK. He's pretty good though.
I think they got 1st and 2nd in the TDF, so they must be decent.
No doubt, as I said I cannot think of a season this dominant since Hinault in his prime, and Merckx before him. This is not supposed to be possible in modern cycling.
Yes, I noticed that.
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I'm struggling to believe how lucky we are to be watching these massive feats of sporting excellence, roll in one after the other.
I'm at the Velodrome for the Team Sprints tomorrow, so I am hereby promising two more GB golds.
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I appreciate I'm a Pessimistic Pauline, but I just can't see lightening striking twice.
The media coverage of the road race was shocking, before and after.
It'll be the same in the velodrome, even though 4 years ago, the nation couldn't spell it.
We were light years ahead in Bejing, it'll be so hard to reproduce that 4 years later.
Although BW will have gone some why to justify the 'team' and what they are working towards.
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Someone's obviously laying into Cancellara to Big Jens:-
Jens Voigt @thejensie
Just like my dad told me ,, Be great in your victory and stand tall in defeat ‘‘ Thats what he did. At least how i see it.
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17m Jens Voigt @thejensie
So- he is my hero for just ignoring the bad odds and not accepting defeat without a fight. A real man, not just a great athlete.
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19m Jens Voigt @thejensie
But Fabian is not a quitter, he is a fighter, and he took his chances. He know if it does not workout there will be armchaircritics....
The man oozes class.
Jens Voigt @thejensie
Just like my dad told me ,, Be great in your victory and stand tall in defeat ‘‘ Thats what he did. At least how i see it.
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17m Jens Voigt @thejensie
So- he is my hero for just ignoring the bad odds and not accepting defeat without a fight. A real man, not just a great athlete.
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19m Jens Voigt @thejensie
But Fabian is not a quitter, he is a fighter, and he took his chances. He know if it does not workout there will be armchaircritics....
The man oozes class.
Gregory2Smith1
J'les aurai!
ah! eddie merckx is the pele of cycling
bradley wiggins is more like gazza
sorry,bradders but there is a massive compliment in there somewhere
hinault is my alltime fav,ok only because i was lucky enough to meet him and he was an absolute gent,photos,autographs etc
Indurain's Lungs
Legend of Garry Nelson
What have you been drinking Stat? You've been on a right downer over gb cycling at these Olympics!
I think we'll get 4 gold from the track, maybe 5.
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Just managing the expectations!
mrbigshot
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No management required, I have guaranteed golds.