Why did you miss out that Wiggins greatest driving force was from when he was 19 met his father for the first time who told him he'd not amount to anything. Pretty important really.
He amounted to Britain's first drug enhanced robotic cyclist no wonder his father didn't want nothing to do with him any decent father would do the same 😮😮😮
Maybe you should look up the effects of kenalog. I've taken it plenty and at no point have I won the TDF. It could be used to cut weight in the off season (which wasn't illegal at the time) but even then that would be a little dangerous because you're just as likely to cut muscle. Using it in competition for that purpose would be potty. The only competitive benefit that it could possibly give you is that it might reduce soreness, it won't give a rider a single Watt more power and has a decent chance of actually reducing your power/endurance. People like David Millar who said was an effective doping agent were taking it as part of a "balanced diet" of anabolic steroids and EPO or other blood doping, these countered the side effects of kenalog and has the tangible benefits of improving muscle mass and aerobic capacity. All those things were made ineffective (you can still do them but not to the degree that they make much of an effect, this may be why rider performance is equalising) by the biological passport. The idea that Sky were US postal MK 2 is also for the birds. The argument is that a bunch of riders who pointedly didn't win when doping was very effective pre 2008 (suggesting they were clean) suddenly became the most proficient dopers once doping became significantly more difficult doesn't make sense. Especially in a era of whistleblowing and social media.
@@Daz555Daz unlikely, also kenalog wouldn't have any benefit for a track cyclist (less need to cut weight and no multi day events) and hayfever wouldn't be an issue for a track cyclist so you wouldn't get the TUE anyway.
@@leplessis8179 I didn't follow it that closely, but there seemed to be quite a lot of bitterness from both sides involved in the passing over of the team leadership.
@@leplessis8179 no one, and I mean, no one can win a ground tour alone without the team, no exception her. At the ends, who gets paid what and how much depends on what was written in the contracts of the riders and which position they held in the team, whether they followed the instructions from the DS etc. I cannot know but I bet that in Frommie's contract stated that Wiggo was team captain, as such he was paid for his contribution, so much so that he became the team leader for years to come. So don't feel too sorry for Froome.
I used to see Bradley in my local supermarket in the evenings. I did chat to him on a number of occasions, he was always pleasant and seemed quite shy, he used to go into my friends bike shop too. A sad end to a stellar career. A nice guy.
I met him when he was giving prizes at the ToB in Cardiff, just after his road career ended. He was only allowed a few seconds away from his official duties, and the only fan photo he had time for was with my young son, who was a keen cyclist. He stopped the officials from ushering him away to allow us to take the shot. I managed to say thanks, you’re a gentleman, and a legend. He was a little shy, humble, and a bit overwhelmed by all the people around him, but he smiled at me and said, no problem. That’s all the conversation we needed, I didn’t want to intrude any more, but he understood the encouragement it would give to my son, so made an effort. A true cyclist, almost like a fan who found himself on a podium somehow. I hope he picks himself up from here, he’s unique and has done amazing things, even if he’s hard on himself, he put British cycling on the map, people should have some empathy and compassion.
Wtf? You missed out on the post cycling stories which is what I was expecting. There’s the hosting of commentary from the back of a moto; depth and detail he’s talked and explained about his mental health, imposter syndrome, depression, ultimately leading to the breaking of his marriage; there’s the recent financial crash of the Wiggo brand company and the legal woes that’ll entail. There’s so much more there that would have been important to discuss, especially the mental health topics on the climb down from the top of sporting success in an influencer world. Vicky Pendalton has discussed similar. Could have been done in a way of not digging dirt or accusations but of raising sports persons mental health pressures the mortals could identify with. This was a retrospective of his pro time, but fails at addressing “WTF happened to Brad Wiggins”
Alex, agreed just what I thought , click are it was!... Maybe he was found doing something? And given two options, (I have no proof). He came up too quick, and disappeared just as quick... Hope he finds peace though
A friend was cycling in the mountains in north Majorca when Bradley Wiggins breezed past on a gold bike. We have eaten meals in his favourite restaurant in Majorca called Tolos where lots of Bradley stuff is on the walls such as jerseys and bikes.
There's also an article in the Guardian that says: "...three intramuscular injections of triamcinolone before grand tours including the Tour de France in 2012"
@@wesley20124 Yeah, no one would embellish their own lives to look better in an autobiography. This video really skips over the questions of doping most of the rest of the world has on him and the numerous lies and contradictions and "lost" data Wiggo, Brailsford and others spaffed out over the years.
@@danielebowman They're all on drugs. As are all Sprinters in athletics and all Combat Sports practitioners. They have to be to perform at those superhuman levels.
Yep I have unwittingly upset people when I've mentioned this fact about Bolt to people even people who aren't sporty. They get quite irate. It''s funny how much people look up to and admire the biggest names in sport. But I say to them "How the hell was Bolt clean when the next 9 fastest men in history all got sanctioned for doping at some point in their career?" It's just like David Walsh copping so much flak when he hinted at Armstrong doping because everyone else around him had been caught doping. Admiration always over-rules common sense. Humans are weird animals
What happened to Wiggins? He was a world class track rider, transitioned to the track fairly late. ASO designed a course for him to win based on his TT talent because it would be good to bring British viewers into the sport. They didn't do another insanely TT heavy Tour again so Wiggins didn't win anymore. Ultimately Wiggins was a solid rider, but he was only a GC threat if he had a hard carry in the Mountains and an exceptionally large amount of relatively flat TT miles. He won the Tour, he won Olympic Golds and.. his motivation kind of died. He set his eyes on the hour record, which he took. And that was that. He wasn't that fussed and he didn't really like the massive media attention after the novelty wore off. Froome was more then capable of leading the team. I think people get a bit to het up about the whole rivalry thing between them. Wiggins in Yellow Leading out Cav to take that final stage of the 2012 tour will always be one of the most epic moments in Tour History though.
Sounds like the guy was looking for glory, achieved it, then realized that instead of achieving Superhero status, he was just another bloke doing a dumb job, like the rest of us. Respect, Sir Bradly.
reminds me of a quote from radio DJ and TV presenter Chris Evans. He made millions selling Virgin radio then went off the rails and was seen drinking in pubs most days and when talking about it some years later said "he'd got to the top and realised there was nothing there"
I agree. Though I do think until they started going for the TdF UK cycling was clean. It was through the desire to win the Tour we see them hire dodgy doctors, order testosterone and suddenly go from claims they recorded and detailed every millimetre of everything to win to acting like they were chancers who knew nothing all along.
@@thomasreed49 one can see then why he turned his back in disgust over the sport- clean or not, for him the crown will be forever tainted. Maybe he should see a shrink, or get back on a bike and just enjoy the ride.
I love that he still called that lovely little cottage home after his success and achievements. And that he was concerned about his family. God bless his wife, and him.
Great rider..jiffys aside,i think the younger pros could take some learnings on what to say to the media..layed himself bare. And people think less of him now. He let his personal dramas overshadow his career. Shame,i loved wiggo for his vulnerabilitys.
To say Bradley hasn’t been seen and has become a recluse in Cycling Just isn’t true You obviously haven’t been watching GCN as he jumps on a motorbike and comments brilliantly on the Tour de France.
First cycling celebrity in the UK? Are you having a laugh? Robert Millar (now Philippa York) became a household name following his King of the Mountains win. And a couple of decades later there was a time when both Boardman and Obree seemed to be permanently on television giving interviews as a result of their successes and their rivalry.
@@forsdykemontague1017 one spends much of their life riding, training, pushing themselves only to give in, to surrender the moment the crown is in their grasp; only then to rue what could have been when they had the chance ? nah- a champion will take the crown they earned. Lemond, Ulrich (sorry, I stopped with floyd's miraculous recovery the day after he bonked)- those two guys if you listen to them now, full of excuses: that's the lesson. One may disappoint others, but a champion will not let himself down.
@@laszlozoltan5021 I agree in toto, but in the Tour to which I refer, Froome was ordered to hold back and let Wiggins through. It’s well documented since and obvious at the time.
@@laszlozoltan5021 I get what you mean, but that's a fairy tale. In an ideal world, you would be right. The truth is, professional cycling is like any other professional sport: business first, sport second. It's a brutal enterprise where a lot of money plays a huge roles and contracts dictate what you can do and what you can't do. You sign a contract with the team knowing exactly the terms and conditions, the position you have, your obligations, etc. In 2012, whether you like or not, Wiggo was that team captain and Frommie was his domestique. Like I said in another thread here, not first time that a domestique is stronger, won't be the last time either.
We saw how things can go sour when the domestique starts taking the glory in this year’s Vuelta. With a few very rich teams scooping up the best talent the fans are deprived of some real battles.
99% of pro cyclist will have trained assisted......so will always cause you problems with physical and mental health.....always looking over your shoulder.....
Regardless of TUE's, jiffy bags and whether all that were true or false, it left a big skidmark on his legacy. I cannot imagine watching my former boss, Dave Brailsford, sitting squirming his way through that enquiry. Whether Bradley is clean or not is pretty irrelevant; that whole business burst a bubble, and left a lot of fans thinking the whole sport is riddled with lies.
Due to Bradley's disposition it would have been better for him to be managed by a management organisation who could have helped him.Some instances people need help.
@@SecwetGwiwer insecurirty on my part. Hey im not a fan of lance but he was stripped of titles. Cavs big win in paris also tainted.. went off the wheel game yrs ago EPO being the game changer
Wiggo retired from pro cycling and got fat as he is entitled to do. He won the TdF and set the 1-hour record. What else do you have to prove as a professional cyclist?
He may have been a legend in a bike but his business were a mess. Looking over his companies now in liquidation it's a real mess. With a huge directors loan. Reading the reports he stopped talking to the liquidators and now they are pursuing the directors loans. All feels like he is imploding I hope he can turn his life around so sad
Harderly a 'fall' when you achieve everything you want, starting getting old and opt to retire. As for the 2012 Alps incident, Froome went into business for myself, there is actual radio comms from team Sky telling him go back and get Wiggo.
I saw him well off the back with David Millar on Mont Ventoux in the 2007 Criterium du Dauphine. I would never have guessed what losing a few pounds could do.
@@michaelskinner3067 2006, 2007 and a Giro winner as well and much more, and no hint of doping, a true Champion. Ps, elite cycle racing and chemical extras have been going on since racing began well over a century ago (cocaine, Amphetamine and much more) Lance Armstrong said you don’t win The Tour on water alone, personally I like Bradley Wiggins’s and hope the guy find a peaceful life. Marginal Gains, I believe does help to win races, what’s my point, Nicole Cooke was the real deal, she proved you could do it dope free. In the bigger picture of what’s going on in The World, it means probably nothing, But too me and some people, She was a True Champion Cyclist.
Only so much doping will assist talent. He clearly pushed himself to new limits in 2011&12, saw what was coming and the risks he was taking and eased off
You made me laugh with talk about SKY's "whole new approach, focused on marginal gains" which was the same old marginal gains approach from back-in-the-day - DOPE. A pity what's happened to the man now...he was great on the moto doing TV commentary...will he end up as the British equivalent of Freddy Maertens?
He says he didn't enjoy it and it's as if something is weighing heavily on his conscience. When the poo hit the fan after the Russians leaked his TUEs he used to win the Tour he did say at one point that he might rock the boat at Sky as if he had something to expose. It may still happen the way things are going
From track doper to road doper...stripped armstrong yet team gb.brailsford and team sky got a free pass to dope..dave walsh who went after armstrong even turned a bind eye to doper daves team...remember brailsford and testosterone packsges at olympic cycling headquarters just as gb cycling won everything..all covered up....ye..but lets castigate armstrong
Arrogance on the guy is unbelievable. Reckoned he was going to start from zero and walk onto GB Rowing team in 4 years. Turns out rowing is a lot harder than it looks. Competed at a single indoor rowing championships. Messed up his start and performed badly. Quit. Then blamed the sport for his lack of progress and shat all over the club that bent over backwards to accommodate him.
Wiggo won the 2012 Olympic time-trial with 50:39... over 40secs ahead of #2 Tony Martin with 51:21.... sorry, you just don't do that unless you're on something... and the fact he disappeared in the years thereafter.... suss
Seems fine this week,..Having the time of his life in the States on LAs and Hincapies TDF channel then back to do a speech in the house of Commons about success,...
