For Sale : 4 used road racing bikes .Team GB males

[planeterotica]

At least they still have their bikes which is more than you can say for these cyclist who were arrested and had their bikes impounded..

[jimslip]

Folk round here were wearing stick on Wiggins side burns at least until yesterday morning and then later in the afternoon the mood changed!

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[Bob Singleton]

2nfro wrote:

> Just wondered if the previous owners were scarred of wearing
> them out .
> All the build up and no reward.
> I think Team Sky had their contacts read to them again.
> Conflict of interest.
> Not very impressed.


Just shows how little you know about road cycling, then.

For all the media hype it was always going to be a tough ask, given Mark Cavendish is so lethal from a few hundred metres out. None of the other nations wanted Cav in the leading bunch, so when there were breakaways it was difficult for Team GB to chase them down without the help of other riders.

In events like the Tour de France, Team Sky are made up of a dozen or so riders, and they all get instructions via radio from their team principals in the support cars as to who is where, when to chase down etc. With many riders able to help the main men like Wiggins and Cavendish, the job is relatively easy to get them in the positions they need to be in.

At the Olympics the teams are far smaller so rely on riders of other nations to help out. Furthermore there is no radio communication so it's down to the cyclists themselves to make the decisions. However, knowing what to do and when, and actually implementing the decision is nigh on impossible for the 4 Team GB riders helping to pace Cavendish without other riders also helping to reel in the breakaways. Team GB got no help.

Know your subject first before you start to criticise!