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leicmariner
August 20, 2011, 4:07pm
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It seems ITV have enjoyed the TDF this year and are doing the Vuelta.  

So more Cav and Wiggins is back

There starting with a Team Time Trial round Benidorm
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Poor start for Team Sky with a crash meaning they came in about 16th and coverage greatly missing Phill Liggott and Paul Sherwin
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Cav abandons - it's definitely not the Tour de France!
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Missed that, is Wiggins fit yet ?

Of course he's not you wally,

Well I only asked ,


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yep Cavs gone but Wiggin's is there complete I assume with metal plate holding his collar bone together.

currently 21st about 2mins back
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yep Cavs gone but Wiggin's is there complete I assume with metal plate holding his collar bone together.

currently 21st about 2mins back


That will teach me to answer my own question,

I am surprised Wiggins is back so soon,

I will try and catch up with the race , now I know its on.



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Not only is he riding Pete he is winning it Wiggins now in 1st after taking over from the other 'Brit' Froome to wear the Red Jersey!
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Not only is he riding Pete he is winning it Wiggins now in 1st after taking over from the other 'Brit' Froome to wear the Red Jersey!


I had forgotten all about it

I must watch the finish now,


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on a day when everyone thought that Wiggins would struggle, today has been a succesion of evil climbs. He's not only coped he has taken time out of all the other GC contenders including 2mins on Nibali.

Awesome ride and Froome came over with him can we hope for a British 1 2.


Though tomorrow's finish is a 10k climb at a 23% gradient
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Really pleased with Wiggins, I did not think he would have got over his broken collerbone so quick,

Froome I do not know much about , but am very impressed.


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So if you watched yesterday unfortunately Wiggins lost the lead to Cobo, he attacked on a hill my car couldnt get up never mind bike up it. looked horrific (couldnt find a smilie climbing a wall)

Froome stayed in second 20s down Wiggins drops back to 3rd by 46s

Froome is a result of the Great British Empire born in Kenya raised in South Africa but thanks to British granparents is racing for us and aparently has no contract for next year, I think that will change soon!
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That hill did seem to go on a bit,

It made me tired just watching them riding up it.


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So Wiggins couldn't get back into the Red Jersey and although on the final Mountain finish stage Froome pushed Cobo all the way even with time bonus's couldnt get the Jersey so a British 2 and 3.

Now for the Tour of Britain!

Guess who won stage 1
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Froome is a result of the Great British Empire born in Kenya raised in South Africa but thanks to British granparents is racing for us and aparently has no contract for next year, I think that will change soon!



As signed a new 3 yr contract with Sky today  also good article about him here http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cycling/14877053.stm
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Sorry I have been away a bit,

Did anybody see beautiful Bury St Edmunds on saturday ?

I was unable to get into town to see the start.


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It's still not the Tour de France, but... Mark Cavendish is the new World Champion. Brilliant performance by Team GB holding it all together. Monster ride by Wiggins on the final circuit. Cav finishes it off in the sprint.  Get in!!!!
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Yeah awesome race well controlled though looked like it fell apart a bit near the end so Thomas didn't lead him out.

Also Wiggins got silver in the TT
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Absolutely fantastic stuff by Cav and the whole of the British team. It was chaotic over the last few kms but Cav proved again that he can win in almost any scenario. He was a marked man all race and with the help of the team he still managed to pull it off - superb.
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