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[Closed] Don't think Wiggins if going back to Olympics again as a rower

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rowing/42294271

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Posted : 09/12/2017 4:26 pm
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Early doors yet though..


 
Posted : 09/12/2017 4:39 pm
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6:22 for 2k is still impressive but in a boat with "balance" whole different story.


 
Posted : 09/12/2017 4:41 pm
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He thought he heard a noise meaning he'd false started so dropped his handle. Realised it wasn't, picked it up an carried on. Lost 20 seconds in doing that


 
Posted : 09/12/2017 4:42 pm
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Good effort, especially after the false start..


 
Posted : 09/12/2017 4:44 pm
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or even early days...


 
Posted : 09/12/2017 5:12 pm
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I thought it was a great effort, especially given his error at the start.


 
Posted : 09/12/2017 5:17 pm
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or even early days...

I've always said early doors. Something to do with pub opening times maybe?


 
Posted : 09/12/2017 5:25 pm
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Yup:

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/early_doors


 
Posted : 09/12/2017 5:26 pm
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He looks like Joe Wilkinson.


 
Posted : 09/12/2017 5:30 pm
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Early doors for someone who's not getting any younger against young rowers who have been in a boat?


 
Posted : 09/12/2017 6:06 pm
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From my Twitter feed..

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Posted : 09/12/2017 6:14 pm
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Hopefully be a vacancy for him at Tesco's.


 
Posted : 09/12/2017 6:40 pm
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Olympics? I thought he was filming a 118 advert.


 
Posted : 09/12/2017 6:41 pm
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[quote=salad_dodger ]Hopefully be a vacancy for him at Tesco's.

Stocking the drugs shelf?


 
Posted : 09/12/2017 6:54 pm
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Was the cough medicine late turning up ?


 
Posted : 09/12/2017 7:03 pm
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Indoor rowing? Next they will be racing turbo trainers.


 
Posted : 09/12/2017 7:17 pm
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Those "school boys" could well be 6ft8 17 year olds who've been rowing for years.

indoor rowing competitions have been around for decades.


 
Posted : 09/12/2017 7:57 pm
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It's kinda made me think about having a go at the BIRC next year.

About a decade since I did a proper 2k test but might give me some motivation to get the times down


 
Posted : 09/12/2017 8:09 pm
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[quote=stevenmenmuir ]He looks like Joe Wilkinson.

Ha

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Posted : 09/12/2017 8:23 pm
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All that's missing is a can of cheap lager.


 
Posted : 09/12/2017 10:39 pm
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It could be Wurst

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Posted : 09/12/2017 10:45 pm

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