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Wiggggggginnnnnssssssssssss


 
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Spartacus in 4th


 
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So far, so
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Woooo!

Spartacus off the pace.....


 
Posted : 01/08/2012 2:33 pm
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Spartacus WTF ?

we might get a froome Wiggo 1 2 😯


 
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Get on Mutton Chops!


 
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bye bye spartacus, its a shame you arnt up there but...... come on wiggo!


 
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Why wouldn't they ride tubeless?

Tubulars at mega high pressure, I can't see the racing fraternity changing away from it.


 
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The Wig is first. Oh yes...


 
Posted : 01/08/2012 2:35 pm
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this is better than the road racing....

no tatic shenanigans. no being towed to the line.


 
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RE Tubless ...because the risk of a pinch flat from a skinny fella is rather low 😉


 
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Tubs are tubeless sort of, don't know if they run sealant. I wouldn't think so as races are short in this case and punctures unlikely. In longer stuff there is often a car following with wheels and time less critical.

Splits anyone?


 
Posted : 01/08/2012 2:36 pm
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Never watched a TT before. Its great!


 
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fffffffark my live feed thingy has stopped!!!!

Give me the first 4 please?


 
Posted : 01/08/2012 2:37 pm
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Chris Boardman still doing sterling work correcting Hugh Porter's many mistakes 🙂


 
Posted : 01/08/2012 2:37 pm
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Why are none of them using the designated bike lanes??

A disgraceful example to set young cyclists - I'll be sending a letter to the Daily Mail immediately.


 
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wiggins
martin +10
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Strange, Wiggins looks quite slow but it's just the camera angles and the fact that he's pushing a monster gear.

Going to be close between Silver and Bronze.


 
Posted : 01/08/2012 2:38 pm
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Go Wiggo! hope he isn't going too quick too soon!


 
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Tubs are tubeless sort of

Not really - only in that they rarely pinch because there's no rim hook to pinch on. They still have an inner tube sewn into the tyre.

Road tubeless when it comes will be great IMO - the scariest experience of my life was a front wheel puncture at about 40mph on a bend...


 
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Damn it i should have brought a radio to work!! No-one else in my office is even remotely interested. They might be a bit surprised when i start shouting at the monitor...


 
Posted : 01/08/2012 2:39 pm
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That Spanish guy's visor makes it look like he has a pantomime villain's moustache


 
Posted : 01/08/2012 2:40 pm
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what bike is bradley on?? not a pinerello...


 
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Martin fastest at next split. Ahead of Froome by 20s


 
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Some amazingly big time gaps given it's only a 50ish km flattish course.


 
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Martin vs Wiggins


 
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Thats fast by Martin


 
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Wiggins faster than Martin by 22s


 
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22s!


 
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Le Wig will be coming through soon...


 
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Wiggo 22 secs ahead with 22 km to go spartacus to come but blown

Martin

Froome


 
Posted : 01/08/2012 2:43 pm
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wiggins
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Gold and Bronze for team GB? Yes please! 😀


 
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Road tubeless when it comes will be great IMO

Mavic have been doing it for years.


 
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Impressive crowds!


 
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Aaaaaghhhh! Got to go for a 4pm meeting!!!
Do you think you could refrain from putting the result up until I've seen the highlights? 😀
Cheers.


 
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COME>>>>>>>>>>ON>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>WIGGO>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>


 
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Wiggins catches Luis Leon Sanchez (who snapped his chain and got a puncture!)


 
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STW live text feed beats any of the others hand down


 
Posted : 01/08/2012 2:45 pm
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come on wiggo


 
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I like it when they ride in the cycle lanes.


 
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What's wrong with Cacellara?


 
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CAAAAHM ON MY SAAAHHHNN!!!!


 
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Wiggo reported 26" up on field at 29km check.

Go Wiggins.

If he gets gold, look out for a very pissed skinny bloke staggering around london tonight.


 
Posted : 01/08/2012 2:48 pm
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seriously what is wiggo riding? looks like no- name chinese carbon but imagining its a bit more shophisticated than that


 
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What's wrong with Cacellara?

Severely bruised shoulder after a crash in the road race.


 
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[i]What's wrong with Cacellara? [/i]

he looks very laooured !


 
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Gwan ya Mod.


 
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Chinerello 😉


 
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wiggo's really gaining on Martin, come on


 
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If Wiggins wins today, I am going to grow some sideburns for the Wiesbaden half ironman.


 
Posted : 01/08/2012 2:49 pm
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seriously what is wiggo riding? looks like no- name chinese carbon but imagining its a bit more shophisticated than that

It's one of the road versions of the British cycling track things


 
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See previous threads.. Wiggins is on a Team GB bike... a special design.


 
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Aka "skunkworks" bike


 
Posted : 01/08/2012 2:51 pm
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Froome finishes in 51.47


 
Posted : 01/08/2012 2:52 pm
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just googled wiggins medals, he's won a few aint he?


 
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Froome in at 51.47 leading in the club house


 
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sprint lunge from Froome


 
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Froome's like a skinny Rooney isn't he?


 
Posted : 01/08/2012 2:53 pm
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Froome in at 51.47 leading in the club house

Clubhouse?


 
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Going to get two medals here but I feel for Spartacus

Clubhouses they have thrones 😀


 
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fffffffark... times please the next live feed i tried has gone now!!


 
Posted : 01/08/2012 2:55 pm
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BBC text feeds crap !

watching here now !


 
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Gold - Wiggo
Silver - Martin
Bronze - Froome


 
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(for example on BBC froomes just come round the last corner )


 
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2km to go for wiggins


 
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I make it Wiggo 25s up at the last zebra crossing!


 
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on the same straight now, come on wiggo


 
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wiggo 2 km to go barring mechanical he has Gold


 
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Martin - 51.21
Froome - 51.47

Wiggins to come


 
Posted : 01/08/2012 2:57 pm
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Martin takes the lead, 51.21


 
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wiggo 700 m behind martin
who has gold


 
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Wiggins gets gold!!!!!!!


 
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wiggins is going to smash its back doors in!

GO ON SON!!!!


 
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wiggo @ 50.39


 
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cheers captjon.


 
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Martin Fastest

Froome in Silver

GGOOOOOOOOOWIGGGINS


 
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he has gold


 
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go on Bradley


 
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gold


 
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yes


 
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