Dodgy knee apparently (even though cyclists don't get fatigue or any kind of stress injury). Or has he thrown his toys out, over not being selected as Race Leader? Hmmm...
It is quite unbelievable isnt it - He was clearly struggling in the Giro and dropped out - absolutely nothing in his history shows him to be the sort of person who would just throw his toys out of his pram and not race and already we have people who cant just take an injured and unwell cyclist at face value. I would have expected him to ride and try to help Froome if he was fit but also probably try to keep himself in contention just in case...
Maybe. I don't know, I didn't get the impression he was all that happy about the situation and given the scale of his achievement last year it doesn't seem unreasonable that he should want to defend his title. But going into Le Tour with ambiguity about who is the team leader in the GC doesn't seem to be a recipe for success so maybe this is for the best. Let's just hope Froome can perform like he did in France last year and that his below-par performance in La Vuelta was fatigue. Even after back-to-back grand tours . . . Edit: [MENTION=54922]tomfun[/MENTION], I do realise you were being sarcastic!
Discussing a level of a cyclists fitness is a total mine field, who really knows what goes in these guys bodies. Seems like somethings taken its toll anyhow.
Outstanding athletes have a prolonged purple patch and then possibly because they've pushed their bodies to extremes for a long time they lose form. Look at the vaulter Isinbyeva - unbeatable a few years ago and now having to start form scratch. Think something similar has happened to Wiggins.
I don't think I've ever slagged someone off for being successful? He's just incredibly arrogant. I was cheering him on all through the Olympics, and then I saw his interviews and took an instant disliking.
He's not the most media friendly He's also cheesed off quite a few within the sport with his contract breaks. In all sports, I don't think there are many that rise to the top without treading on a few toes.
Re: He's not the most media friendly imho I think he gives the best interviews of any sports-person out there. There are no airs and graces, no changes in attitude or belief just for the cameras, what you get is 100% Bradley Wiggins. What he achieved last year (and throughout his career) was phenomenal, but I think the reason he won BBC Sports Personality of the year in the best year for British sport in our history is because he's actually got a personality and not a media friendly representation of himself. I like that, and I think many others do too.
