agree completely

it's great to see

i've been watching his odds on sports personality of the year - despite all this success he's come down from about 100-1 to 20-1. which is probably realistic but still seems grossly unfair considering what he's accomplished.

will be fascinating to see what happens if the team Sky thing gets off the ground for next year though - i think interest here in the tour, and (cycling generally) has been picking up a few years - see the olympics, the crowds for the tour prologue in london in 2007 - and could well explode over the next few years. Cavendish probably wouldnt be on that team, but Wiggins might, and i can see it getting a lot more exposure. The sport needs some drug free years though, fingers crossed on that front.

Posted By: matt in london on July 15th 2009 at 22:46:52

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Cavendish.... (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 15, 21:58:28
- agree completely (Other Sports) - matt in london, Jul 15, 22:46:52
- is he anywhere the leaders overall? (Other Sports) - lmc, Jul 15, 22:04:34
  - 4 stages (& 4 last year, too) (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 15, 22:09:22
    - sorry to be pedantic (Other Sports) - Monty Peculiar, Jul 15, 22:50:44
    - so are some stages sprints and others long endurance stages? (Other Sports) - lmc, Jul 15, 22:10:56
      - exactly. There are different types of specialists. (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 15, 22:13:58
        
        good for him, TdF doesn't really sound like a sprinters scene then? (n/m) (Other Sports) - lmc, Jul 15, 22:16:07
        
        No, it's a massive sprinter's scene. The sprinter's scene. (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 15, 22:20:11
        
        I still don't really get it. (Other Sports) - Small, Jul 15, 22:34:43
  - I dont understand it...he wins everytime I read the BBC (Other Sports) - BINMEN8R, Jul 15, 22:07:13
    - i've just seen that too now, have they got a really complicated timing system or something (n/m) (Other Sports) - lmc, Jul 15, 22:09:05
      - nothing to do with complicated timing systems (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 15, 22:12:50
        
        Thanks...I understand now. So really its like sticking Bolt in a marathon? (n/m) (Other Sports) - BINMEN8R, Jul 15, 22:24:12
        
        on the mountain stages, yes (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 15, 22:27:44

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