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Team Sky have won the last two TdFs. I don't have the expertise to critique their team plan for 2014. I suspect Robert Millar doesn't know any more about the internal decisions of Team Sky than the people posting on this forum...
Team is better without Brad. Get over it.
I'm sure we will.... but [i]why[/i] is the team better without Brad? That's what we're trying to figure out. Do you have the answer?
Why should he give a toss what the British media / public thinks of him?
Could be because his earning potential (sponsorships, endorsements, personal appearances, book sales etc.) relies heavily on him being popular and in Britain at least that popularity will be influenced by the British press.
As for xenophobia, I'm rooting for Nibali.
Behave Inkster, Ukip my arse, its about who you feel some sort of connection to for most of us. I'll be supporting Dan Martin myself. He was born not far from where i live and i don't really care if rides under the Irish flag like a lot of Kenyans probably don't care that Froome rides under a British one. Also if anyone deserves to do well in the Tour its him after all the bad luck he's had so far this year, Come on Dan!
Actually Dan Martin is a good shout, I might switch. Can I be a plastic Irishman?
Yup, thats two of us now, any more? 😀
I'm not a sky/wiggo/froome fanboi or hater, but I didnt think wiggo going to the '14 Tour was ever on the cards or a good idea. Wiggins beating a bunch of kids in a second rate US race made commercial sense for the moneymen, with Sky being a division of Fox and 21st Century Fox a co-sponsor,but it wasnt befitting of a GT winner. Since 2012 Wiggins has done nothing racing-wise to justify his class-leading salary or to live up to his position.
Two years on he expects to be given a tour slot where he wont be a team player and doesnt get on with the team leader.
Rooting for riders has little to do with nationality for me. I love Purito as the attacking climber who never quite makes the top step, Nibali for his desperate/heroic attacks at the Vuelta, Dan Martin for his awful [s]pedalling in corners with a chunky Vector pedal technique[/s] luck, Tony Martin for being pipped to the line after a 150km solo effort... this is what makes road racing romantic and compelling, not where someone was born.
Is Dan Martin riding? This confuses my Nibali fandomism, like to see him do well. Can't actually explain why, just like I can't explain why I prefer Wiggo to Froome, nothing to do with nationalism though.
reggiegasket - Member
Team is better without Brad. Get over it.
I'm sure we will.... but why is the team better without Brad? That's what we're trying to figure out. [b]Do you have the answer?[/b]
Obviously not and can't be arsed with speculation. DB's tracks record earns him the respect to trust that he knows exactly what he is doing and it is probably not gong to be shared (until he finally cashes in with his autobiography upon retirement.)
Amazing how many people are tweeting, blogging or making statements about this (Greg lemond being the latest I noticed).
If this was a deliberate strategy by Wiggo to make sure he was picked, then it's working very well. If he wins in Switzerland, DB will find it hard to justify.
Dan Martin is injured surely? Barring a miracle recovery I'd be surprised to see him start the TDF
No Dan's back on the bike already, was only a broken collar bone 😀
[quote=muppetWrangler ]Actually Dan Martin is a good shout, I might switch. Can I be a plastic Irishman?
I'm quite happy to be another plastic Irishman (I'm a genuine plastic Irishman with ancestry which means I could represent them at sports if I wanted to - at my best I was close enough to consider the idea). Go Dan, go, hope the Kenyan falls off.