Given the right circumstances I am sure they all think they can beat Cav. I'd have thought in a bike race - on normal roads travelling at those speeds - anything can happen. You will never win if you go in thinking you can't beat Cav.
Well that three weeks was a joy. Wiggins is a very British champion. The "raffle tickets" comment was bloody funny. To be the first Brit to win the yellow jersey is some achievement. And to lead out for Cavendish was the mark of a true leader. And for Cavendish to win as well was incredible...
Just to say this thread is a pleasure. People posting knowledgeably about something I am interested in. I have been following the tour for over a decade - but am not sure I know that much more than when I started.
And this thread is no place for point scoring. Apart from in your competition of...
Hoping for better luck than yesterday - I was driving back from oop north in the afternoon and did not listen to the radio to avoid any Tour updates - then settled down to watch a recording of the afternoon ITV4 show .......... I watched a fair amount of it, skipping adverts and some of the...