Wiggins- no more playing w/ roadies

[enr1co]

http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/...o-track_338300

“I’ve kind of done the road now. I’ve bled it dry,” he told the BBC. “The road is quite cutthroat. The track feels more like a family and a closer-knit group of people.”

Have heard similar comments from buds who raced road and now ride primarily cross or mt bike.

Obviously not at the same pro level but guessing its more the business of pro road cycling that he considers "cuthroat" especially with the events of this year.

[MattTuck]

Maybe he watched "slaying the badger" and realized his plans wouldn't work because Hinnault already tried it.

[gavingould]

didn't he kind of say the previous year that he wasn't too interested in GTs anymore?
then this year got bent out of shape over not getting selected for TdF...

[pinoymamba]

he just needs to find another team. then again no other team could afford him...

[Lewis Moon]

Originally Posted by pinoymamba

he just needs to find another team. then again no other team could afford him...

I'm sure one of the oligarchs could pay him with the spare change he found in his sofa.

[enr1co]

Originally Posted by pinoymamba

he just needs to find another team. then again no other team could afford him...

Yep, Im sure if there is a team that wants him and can afford him, he may change his tune and find them "like a family and a closer-knit group of people"

[Stephen2014]

Nothing higher to aim for when you've won the TdF. He obviously won't beat the 5 times winners, or 7 if you count L***e.

[CunegoFan]

Originally Posted by pinoymamba

he just needs to find another team. then again no other team could afford him...

Why would another team hire him? He is a head case. He does not know what he wants. He has motivations issues and is 34.

[gavingould]

if he could be motivated enough, and since he needs to add some mass for track anyway, it might be a good couple seasons to make a run at some Classics. he did surprisingly well at P-R and has said he'd like to get a win there. forget the GTs and become a specialist.

[Lovetoclimb]

maybe he will give cyclocross another go!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt5h-rnsF6I

[Lewis Moon]

Originally Posted by gavingould

if he could be motivated enough, and since he needs to add some mass for track anyway, it might be a good couple seasons to make a run at some Classics. he did surprisingly well at P-R and has said he'd like to get a win there. forget the GTs and become a specialist.

This. He has the TT chops to be a good Classics rider.

[josephr]

Originally Posted by CunegoFan

Why would another team hire him? He is a head case. He does not know what he wants. He has motivations issues and is 34.

I'm 44 and still don't know what I want....well, I do, but that's not very likely to happen.

wouldn't necessarily hire him with the expectation to win the TdF...as someone who's won the TdF, he'd be a strong addition to a team who can ride/coach/lead the team. He may be a head-case off the bike, but on the bike he's still a beast. From a Public Relations perspective, he's got good name recognition and if you needed to recruit others, might help bring in other talented riders.

Joe

[T.J.]

Originally Posted by CunegoFan

Why would another team hire him? He is a head case. He does not know what he wants. He has motivations issues and is 34.

Major wins
Grand Tours

Tour de France
General classification (2012)
2 individual stages (2012)
Giro d'Italia
1 individual stage (2010)
Stage races

Herald Sun Tour (2009)
Critérium du Dauphiné (2011, 2012)
Paris–Nice (2012)
Tour de Romandie (2012)
Tour of Britain (2013)
Tour of California (2014)
One-day races and Classics

National Time Trial Championships (2009, 2010, 2014)
National Road Race Championships (2011)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 4 1 2
Road World Championships 0 2 0
Track World Championships 6 3 1
Commonwealth Games 0 4 0
Total 10 10 3
Competitor for Great Britain
Road bicycle racing
Olympic Games
Gold 2012 London Time trial
World Championships
Silver 2011 Copenhagen Time trial
Silver 2013 Florence Time trial
Track cycling
Olympic Games
Gold 2004 Athens Individual pursuit
Gold 2008 Beijing Team pursuit
Gold 2008 Beijing Individual pursuit
Silver 2004 Athens Team pursuit
Bronze 2000 Sydney Team pursuit
Bronze 2004 Athens Madison
World Championships
Gold 2003 Stuttgart Individual pursuit
Gold 2007 Palma de Mallorca Individual pursuit
Gold 2007 Palma de Mallorca Team pursuit
Gold 2008 Manchester Individual pursuit
Gold 2008 Manchester Team pursuit
Gold 2008 Manchester Madison
Silver 2000 Manchester Team pursuit
Silver 2001 Antwerp Team pursuit
Silver 2003 Stuttgart Team pursuit
Bronze 2002 Ballerup Team pursuit
Competitor for England
Track cycling
Commonwealth Games
Silver 1998 Kuala Lumpur Team pursuit
Silver 2002 Manchester Individual pursuit
Silver. 2002 Manchester. Team pursuit
Silver. 2014 Glasgow. Team pursuit

[brando]

Originally Posted by Lovetoclimb

maybe he will give cyclocross another go!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt5h-rnsF6I

Is that from last year's giro?

[CunegoFan]

Originally Posted by T.J.

Major wins
Track cycling
Olympic Games
Gold 2004 Athens Individual pursuit
Gold 2008 Beijing Team pursuit
Gold 2008 Beijing Individual pursuit
Silver 2004 Athens Team pursuit
Bronze 2000 Sydney Team pursuit
Bronze 2004 Athens Madison
World Championships
Gold 2003 Stuttgart Individual pursuit
Gold 2007 Palma de Mallorca Individual pursuit
Gold 2007 Palma de Mallorca Team pursuit
Gold 2008 Manchester Individual pursuit
Gold 2008 Manchester Team pursuit
Gold 2008 Manchester Madison
Silver 2000 Manchester Team pursuit
Silver 2001 Antwerp Team pursuit
Silver 2003 Stuttgart Team pursuit
Bronze 2002 Ballerup Team pursuit
Competitor for England
Track cycling
Commonwealth Games
Silver 1998 Kuala Lumpur Team pursuit
Silver 2002 Manchester Individual pursuit
Silver. 2002 Manchester. Team pursuit
Silver. 2014 Glasgow. Team pursuit

Track? Isn't that where nearly all of the talented riders switch to road because they can make good money instead of survive on a government stipend and the hope that years in the future it might pay off?

What has he done lately other than get ten years older, say that the dedication to train for the Tour is too much, and complain that roadies are mean? No one knows from week to week whether he'll be training on his bike or training in the local pub. That for two million pounds a year...I don't think so.