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Riggers · « **Reply #400 on:** 12 July, 2012, 08:22:50 am »

Hhhhmmmm, yes odd caption placed on that picture of Cadders and Wiggers crossing the line (steephill link). Wiggers is looking back to check on the rest of the Sky riders' positions.

Maybe whoever captioned the photos (and it might have been the photographer), has an agenda perhaps?

Nuncio · « **Reply #401 on:** 12 July, 2012, 08:24:52 am »

That's not how Nibali interpreted it.

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When we crossed the line, Bradley turned and looked at me. If he wants to be a great champion, he needs to have a bit of respect for his adversaries. Sometimes turning around and looking into your face is an insult.

TimC · « **Reply #402 on:** 12 July, 2012, 08:25:17 am »

Quote from: Rig of Jarkness on 12 July, 2012, 07:09:39 am

As I said upthread, a poor show.

http://www.steephill.tv/2012/tour-de-france/photos/stage-10/#355-IMG_2739_edited-1.jpg

Oh, do me a favour. Bradley 'looked at' Nibali? And that's a sign of disrespect? A sign of an over-inflated ego and an over-excited imagination. Nibali needs to get over himself. Tw@t.

fuzzy · « **Reply #403 on:** 12 July, 2012, 08:28:18 am »

Quote from: Nuncio on 12 July, 2012, 08:24:52 am

That's not how Nibali interpreted it.
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When we crossed the line, Bradley turned and looked at me. If he wants to be a great champion, he needs to have a bit of respect for his adversaries. Sometimes turning around and looking into your face is an insult.

And sometimes it isn't.

Riggers · « **Reply #404 on:** 12 July, 2012, 08:38:29 am »

Anyhooo, today's race up and down dale is gonna be a hoot. Lots and lots of tired legs because its difficult to get dragged up hills!!! It's just difficult to get up any hill for me at the moment, but that's besides the point. There'll be no hiding in a large group.

TheLurker · « **Reply #405 on:** 12 July, 2012, 08:39:25 am »

Quote from: fuzzy on 12 July, 2012, 08:28:18 am

Quote from: Nuncio on 12 July, 2012, 08:24:52 am
That's not how Nibali interpreted it.
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When we crossed the line, Bradley turned and looked at me. If he wants to be a great champion, he needs to have a bit of respect for his adversaries. Sometimes turning around and looking into your face is an insult.

And sometimes it isn't.

I think the mindset here is the one that can produce that memorable Friday or Saturday night question, "Are you lookin' at me pal?" To which I think our collective response should be, "Leave 'im he's not worf it."

Honest John · « **Reply #406 on:** 12 July, 2012, 08:51:54 am »

Quote from: Nuncio on 12 July, 2012, 08:24:52 am

That's not how Nibali interpreted it.
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If he wants to be a great champion, he needs to have a bit of respect for his adversaries.

No, if he wants to be a great champion, he has to win a few races.

Oooh, look....

Riggers · « **Reply #407 on:** 12 July, 2012, 09:29:09 am »

… a tractor!

mattc · « **Reply #408 on:** 12 July, 2012, 09:48:18 am »

Those sideburns are pretty provocative. Clearly disrespectful of his competitors.

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #409 on:** 12 July, 2012, 09:52:28 am »

Quote from: Nuncio on 12 July, 2012, 08:24:52 am

That's not how Nibali interpreted it.
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When we crossed the line, Bradley turned and looked at me. If he wants to be a great champion, he needs to have a bit of respect for his adversaries. Sometimes turning around and looking into your face is an insult.

I dunno, it's all ME, ME, ME with some people

Notsototalnewbie · « **Reply #410 on:** 12 July, 2012, 10:09:39 am »

Quote from: Nuncio on 12 July, 2012, 08:24:52 am

That's not how Nibali interpreted it.
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When we crossed the line, Bradley turned and looked at me. If he wants to be a great champion, he needs to have a bit of respect for his adversaries. Sometimes turning around and looking into your face is an insult.

When I read that, I immediately thought of when my sister was three and I was five, and, in the absence of anything else she could get me into trouble for, she would plaintively wail ‘Muuu-uum! Laura’s looking at me!’

rafletcher · « **Reply #411 on:** 12 July, 2012, 10:28:01 am »

Quote from: Rig of Jarkness on 12 July, 2012, 07:09:39 am

As I said upthread, a poor show.

http://www.steephill.tv/2012/tour-de-france/photos/stage-10/#355-IMG_2739_edited-1.jpg

And as others have said upthread, bollocks. Sportsmen don't have to be nice, and most are egocentric monomaniacs (if they're winners for sure). They need to win, and if screwing with their opponents head helps, they'll do it.

Pingu · « **Reply #412 on:** 12 July, 2012, 10:38:14 am »

Yeah but, no but, yeah but, no but, that wiggo was givin' me the evils.

clarion · « **Reply #413 on:** 12 July, 2012, 10:56:49 am »

Yeah, I read in The Guardian that the 'disrespect' was a look, and I thought they must have got it wrong, so I looked online. I couldn't find anything more conclusive than the photo linked to, and the consensus here seems to be sensible.

Come on, Nibali. Even if Wiggins was looking at you (and I don't think he was), just Grow The Fuck Up, will you?

Rhys W · « **Reply #414 on:** 12 July, 2012, 11:01:11 am »

Nibali is coming across as more and more of a twat. The best he can do is gain half a minute on a descent which will invariably be clawed back by the "group of favourites" well before the finish line.

Bradley is in a strong position and he should give his adversaries "the look" more often imo. I crush them!

eeymsmo · « **Reply #415 on:** 12 July, 2012, 11:01:45 am »

Nibali trying to throw wiggo a bit? Wiggin's isn't chucking his bike into hedges anymore, but maybe Nibali think after c*ntgate that a bit of niggling might get him back to that frame of mind and start making mistakes?

clarion · « **Reply #416 on:** 12 July, 2012, 11:03:07 am »

That's my thought, but it's a very weak position.

clarion · « **Reply #417 on:** 12 July, 2012, 11:04:05 am »

btw, I half heard a mention on the radio suggesting Wiggins has now held the MJ for more consecutive days than any British rider before. Is this true?

PeteB99 · « **Reply #418 on:** 12 July, 2012, 11:06:49 am »

Quote from: clarion on 12 July, 2012, 11:04:05 am

btw, I half heard a mention on the radio suggesting Wiggins has now held the MJ for more consecutive days than any British rider before. Is this true?

They said that on the ITV4 coverage yesterday.

Meanwhile breaking news is that Cancellara has withdrawn.

eeymsmo · « **Reply #419 on:** 12 July, 2012, 11:08:50 am »

Quote from: PeteB99 on 12 July, 2012, 11:06:49 am

Meanwhile breaking news is that Cancellara has withdrawn.

due to not withdrawing 9 months ago.........

spesh · « **Reply #420 on:** 12 July, 2012, 11:15:46 am »

Quote from: eeymsmo on 12 July, 2012, 11:08:50 am

Quote from: PeteB99 on 12 July, 2012, 11:06:49 am
Meanwhile breaking news is that Cancellara has withdrawn.

due to not withdrawing 9 months ago.........

PeteB99 · « **Reply #421 on:** 12 July, 2012, 11:16:37 am »

Quote from: eeymsmo on 12 July, 2012, 11:08:50 am

Quote from: PeteB99 on 12 July, 2012, 11:06:49 am
Meanwhile breaking news is that Cancellara has withdrawn.

due to not withdrawing 9 months ago.........

Accidents do happen though. According to my dad I was one.

citoyen · « **Reply #422 on:** 12 July, 2012, 11:19:46 am »

Don't know if Nibali changed his story but the first version of it I heard had Brad smirking and waving at him as he came past.

I get the feeling Nibali doesn't mind losing so much (he should be used to it by now, after all), he just doesn't want to lose to Brad - he'd rather lose to Froome, a rider he regards as having a bit more panache.

He's not doing himself any favours with his whining, but I do wonder if something is being lost in translation - not so much in this instance, but in the case of his comments about Brad before the Tour started.

I do kind of agree that it would be nice to see Brad forced to get involved in a bit of racing, especially as I think Brad would be able to rise to the challenge on current form, but it's up to Nibali et al to make that happen.

d.

Honest John · « **Reply #423 on:** 12 July, 2012, 11:54:33 am »

Quote from: citoyen on 12 July, 2012, 11:19:46 am

a rider he regards as having a bit more panache.

Or does he resent losing to a rider who twiddles along smoothly and calmly instead of honking up hills pulling faces and swinging about like a bag of spanners in the traditional pro-cyclist manner?

I suspect he'd've hated Indurain, too.

citoyen · « **Reply #424 on:** 12 July, 2012, 12:09:58 pm »

Quote from: Honest John on 12 July, 2012, 11:54:33 am

I suspect he'd've hated Indurain, too.

Exactly. Much as we want to see a Brit win, we don't really want to see a repeat of the 1995 Tour, do we?

Blitzing the field with high-tempo group riding up mountains is hugely impressive, but it lacks the excitement of the mano a mano, suitcases of courage stuff we saw in stage 17 of last year's Vuelta.

d.