press hype.

He won't. Cycling is a team sport.

Could he? He may well be stronger in the mountains. But he's weaker in the time trials (there's another to come). And he lost over a minute from a puncture on the first stage.

So to actually win the Tour, he'd need to take something like 3 minutes out of Wiggins over the next two days. It's pretty unimagineable that he'd try. But also pretty unlikely that he'd be able to.

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on July 18th 2012 at 10:33:54

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Tour de France to be decided today and tomorrow (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 18, 09:48:09
- Very, very tough stage today. Hot too. (Other Sports) - BerlinCanary, Jul 18, 10:41:02
- will be one of the greatest british sporting achievements ever (Other Sports) - Tombs, Jul 18, 10:25:16
- Mods a go go... (Other Sports) - Dandy Highburyman, Jul 18, 10:23:10
- What if someone attacks and Wiggo can't follow but Froome can?? Hmm?? (Other Sports) - Old Git, Jul 18, 10:17:03
  - This will happen at some point over the next 2 days, and (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 18, 10:21:56
    - Indura?n as well. (n/m) (Other Sports) - APB, Jul 18, 12:23:26
    - Might Froome just decide to blow the Wig away himself? (Other Sports) - Old Git, Jul 18, 10:24:11
      - Its happened before. Lemond v Hinault and Contador v Armstrong (Other Sports) - col canary, Jul 18, 11:06:06
      - press hype. (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 18, 10:33:54
        
        they should have TdF for tandems.... (Other Sports) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jul 18, 10:44:55
- all the doping cases taking the gloss off a bit (n/m) (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jul 18, 10:10:56
  - Nonsense. (Other Sports) - Jim Nasium, Jul 18, 10:11:36
    - he doesn't seem too happy getting asked about drugs all the time (n/m) (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jul 18, 10:16:06
    - Shrek's "drug" was a diuretic ffs. I would have thought that keeping liquid in was more to (Other Sports) - Higher Wrather, Jul 18, 10:13:59
      - Makes it all the more suspicious. What motive is there to take a diuretic on the tour when (Other Sports) - Old Git, Jul 18, 10:26:33
      - it can be used to mask other drugs (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 18, 10:16:54
        
        Ah, me and the Mrs were discussing this last night over a fish finger sandwich... (Other Sports) - Dandy Highburyman, Jul 18, 10:33:29
        
        Ah, OK. Johnny Foreigner's a damn slippery customer. (Other Sports) - Higher Wrather, Jul 18, 10:27:00
        
        Shane Warne got pinged for it (Other Sports) - Old Git, Jul 18, 10:31:16
- Optimistic post laced with pessimism. (Other Sports) - Jim Nasium, Jul 18, 10:10:45
- its just "kids playing on bikes" tbf. (n/m) (Other Sports) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jul 18, 09:55:39
  - one of the most high profile riders this year will shortly turn 41 (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 18, 10:03:05
    - GB are good at cylcing arent we? (olympic indoor stuff, TdF etc) (Other Sports) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jul 18, 10:09:27
  - In fairness (Other Sports) - mr chimp, Jul 18, 10:01:33
    - Move to Doncaster, get it for free. (n/m) (Other Sports) - Arizona Bay, Jul 18, 10:11:23
      - arf (n/m) (Other Sports) - Hertz van Rental, Jul 18, 10:14:58

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