You are reading a single comment by @General_Lucifer and its replies.
Click here to read the full conversation.
London Fixed Gear and Single-Speed is a community of predominantly fixed gear and single-speed cyclists in and around London, UK.
This site is supported almost exclusively by donations. Please consider donating a small amount regularly.
@General_Lucifer
I don't deny that, I admired the grinding dominance that allowed them to take seconds then minutes from their rivals, but there was an open opportunity there to take a stage and it went from a slow, smothering of GC rivals to Wiggins holding back a rider who could have taken a classy victory (from a cheating fucker, to boot!)
Don't get me wrong, there was a lot of pantomime from Froome there, accelerating a little before dawdling and wafting a beckoning hand to Wiggins - it was all for the camera, riding one handed to show of his strength and superiority, and let everyone know it was only Wiggins holding him back from victory.
The cracks have appeared in the united front that Sky has used to obliterate this Tour, and now it is easier to scrutinize individual performances, weigh up loylaties and measure who really is the best rider on the team.
I still think Froome will move next year and he will be a pale shadow of the rider he has been, and perhaps deep down he knows that, and that his why he wants to make hay while the sun shine with as many stages as possible.