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The Bradley Wiggins Show by Eurosport

What a Tour, but cycling’s attempt at anti-racism solidarity... pathetic

The Bradley Wiggins Show by Eurosport

Eurosport

Mental Health, Cycling, News, Olympics, Sports News, Health & Fitness, Sports

4.6814 Ratings

🗓️ 20 September 2020

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

Bradley Wiggins was blunt in his assessment of cycling’s attempted show of solidarity with anti-racism sentiments at the start of the final stage of the Tour de France: pathetic. The 2012 Tour de France winner feels that cycling missed its opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to the conversation, and does not hold out much hope for more activism within the sport. 


Elsewhere, there is warm praise for Sam Bennett and Tadej Pogacar, and a reminder that the 2020 UCI Road World Championships next is weekend.



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0:00.0

Hello, I'm on holiday this week, scuba diving in the Caribbean.

0:07.0

I'm going to be underwater most of the time, so if you want me, you might have to learn whale.

0:16.0

Ooh, whew... Yours, Lucy.

0:24.8

Take your holiday as seriously as British Airways holidays take your holiday.

0:29.8

At a protected. Welcome to the Bradley Wiggins show by Euro Sport, the home of cycling.

0:46.4

And Brad, the Peloton has made it all the way to Paris.

0:49.6

They have, yeah.

0:50.3

And what a stage finish as well from Sam Bennett.

0:53.1

A little bit disappointing, actually, the crowds,

0:55.0

but we understand why, obviously, with the COVID and obviously the time of year.

0:58.9

But, yeah, a little bit underwhelming from a public point of view,

1:04.9

and maybe, you know, it's quite nice.

1:06.4

We got used to in recent years finishing in the dark,

1:08.8

but the sprint finish gave us everything that we expected and deserved, guess from um sam bennett we tipped him yesterday to win it and what a way to win

1:16.9

green green on the chanselizier the sixth man to win in green on the chanselizet in the history of

1:21.8

the tour de france it was the finish we wanted less well done though for what we saw or rather

1:26.7

didn't see at the beginning of the stage.

1:28.6

Yeah, it was a bit underwhelming as well, wasn't it, really? It was pathetic, actually.

1:33.9

We thought because of that, that they might do something when we enter the Chonsalise.

1:37.7

But I think we were just wishful thinking, won't we?

1:41.3

Yeah, a bit of a shame, actually, if they were going to make a statement to make it to that degree, it wasn't worth doing.

1:46.2

A disappointing start to the day, to say the least, but certainly the finish we wanted to see.

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