For those that dont really follow cycling, why are people saying he's all but won.

Is it because tomorrow's stage is not taken seriously or because he's a long way ahead?

For those that dont really follow cycling, why are people saying he's all but won.

Is it because tomorrow's stage is not taken seriously or because he's a long way ahead?

Is a crash unlikely? It always looks a bit hairy when they are all going for it.

Anyway, all being well a nice boost for British sport just before the Olympics.

Anyway, all being well a nice boost for British sport just before the Olympics.

Is a crash unlikely? It always looks a bit hairy when they are all going for it.

Anyway, all being well a nice boost for British sport just before the Olympics.

A British win in cycling at the Olympics would be completely anecdotical compared to what Wiggins has done today. He is forever in the UK's sports Hall of Fame now, probably top10 legendary performances of your country all sports included.

Perhaps so?

I've certainly heard more people talking about cycling in the last couple of weeks but I reckon for many (including me) the Tour de France is the only cycling event they have heard of.

Must be nailed on for Sports Personality of the Year

Perhaps so?

I've certainly heard more people talking about cycling in the last couple of weeks but I reckon for many (including me) the Tour de France is the only cycling event they have heard of.

Must be nailed on for Sports Personality of the Year

Of course. Don't underestimate how huge cycling is really, huge sport globally and the TDF is the pinnacle. Roche's win in 87 was Irelands greatest ever sporting moment.

England/Britain has the WC in 66 and RWC in 03, Redgrave's feats, this is up there.

The most combative rider o fthe Tour has been elected and it's ... Chris Anker Sorensen (Saxo).

It's kind of a surprised as Thomas Voeckler was the big favourite and Luis Leon Sanchez also had a good chance.

I can understand the jury, he's been on the attack practically all the time and won nothing. The other two have had victories already...

My Thierry Adam should be fired, he is not up to his job. The man is a journalist and he is unable to look at a ranking and do 2+2 to tell you who has passed who. A 10 year-old could do it. He leaves it to Jalabert, who's the race consultant, to do the maths. This is so humiliating for all the people watching, I just don't get it.

I am not a fan of Thierry Adam. I don't know why France TV put him on the job after Christian Prud'hommes left to be director of the TDF. Jalabert is good. He doesn't mind criticising riders and team's strategies, he even goes as far as raising doubts on some riders. I remember how he went crazy when Richie Porte and Christian Knees led the peloton in the Alps.

A British win in cycling at the Olympics would be completely anecdotical compared to what Wiggins has done today. He is forever in the UK's sports Hall of Fame now, probably top10 legendary performances of your country all sports included.

A British win in cycling at the Olympics would be completely anecdotical compared to what Wiggins has done today. He is forever in the UK's sports Hall of Fame now, probably top10 legendary performances of your country all sports included.

Easy Tiger - a TDF win doesn't automatically do that.

Funny isn't it. A win in the Olympics would surely be watched and remembered by many many more people than one in the tour.

Easy Tiger - a TDF win doesn't automatically do that.

Wolrd wide? No definitely not. Watched by more in the Uk, maybe. Remembered by ore in the UK, doubt it but don't know exactly what exposure TdF is being given there this year.

Wolrd wide? No definitely not. Watched by more in the Uk, maybe. Remembered by ore in the UK, doubt it but don't know exactly what exposure TdF is being given there this year.

What do you mean this year. It's on channel 4. It's bloody cycling. It's mean just a little bit more than fuck all

What do you mean this year. It's on channel 4. It's bloody cycling. It's mean just a little bit more than fuck all

Wait a while until the Sky doping scandal explodes, then yeah, they will be remembered.

What is on Channel 4? If you mean the TDF, I just watched it on ITV.

Today and tomorrow's stages are live on ITV1 .. before that it's been on ITV4, Eurosport and Channel 4. I'd wager the bandwagon's creaking.

And what will people see tomorrow a pile of poo. Next year it will have a much higher profile as long as long as we have someone in with a real shout.
Is it right that it will suite Froome next year more than Wiggins. If Froome hadn't punctured in the first time trial he would have been nursing Wiggins up the mountains even though he was only 30 seconds behind him.

If you are not into cycling and have not been watching the tour and you tune into the final stage tomorrow it's not going to be great sporting drama is it.

Up until Mark Cavendish is launched for the line.

Up until Mark Cavendish is launched for the line.

Up until Mark Cavendish is launched for the line.

Sky’s cerebral but romance-free approach has hardly thrilled the neutral over the past three weeks, but Wiggins looked to place his win in the context of the ongoing fight against doping. “When we were riding on the front at 450 watts or whatever, someone would attack and Mick Rogers would say ‘just leave him, he can’t sustain it,’” Wiggins said.

“Someone is going to have to sustain 500 watts over 20 minutes of a climb to stay away which is not possible anymore unless you’ve got a couple of extra litres of blood. That’s the reality of it. It really is.

“It’s all these small little percentages that make the difference in sport. That’s our philosophy at Sky and at the start we got laughed at, small things like the warming down.”

Best reply he could give actually, crush the opposition and his teammate...

Wiggins. He cannot afford to be beaten by Froome on this one, he will be out there to destroy everything: >1' on Froome.