As an aside I always enjoy the Eurosport commentators laconic translations of the foreign riders. Shame he can't do the same for the Irish fella that commentates with him.
Great that he supports Wigan, but I'd be stretched to call him an athlete.
As my boss said, he looks like a 'skag head'. He's impossibly thin.
Anyone who does the miles those riders do, going up some of those mountains is definitely an athlete. Different athletes have different body shapes depending on their sport.
Great that he supports Wigan, but I'd be stretched to call him an athlete.
As my boss said, he looks like a 'skag head'. He's impossibly thin.
Of course he is. It's his job to ride up the side of mountains at about 20mph. Power to weight ratio is his money winner. He has to ride every kind of geography there is day after day for three weeks. Not an athlete? He's impossibly thin on 10,000 calories a day. That's how easy this is.
A few years ago I read Lance Armstrong's 'Its not about the bike" by chance even though I have no interest in cycling. What an inspirational read it turned out to be with the things he went through and then subsequently achieved.
Great that he supports Wigan, but I'd be stretched to call him an athlete.
As my boss said, he looks like a 'skag head'. He's impossibly thin.
This is probably the comment of the year try doing just one day of what Wiggins does and then say hes not an athlete. The tours are one of the hardest athletic comps going!
try doing just one day of what Wiggins does and then say hes not an athlete. The tours are one of the hardest athletic comps going!
