Wiggins wigs out over bike - from Universal Sports

[catexan]

What was he reaching for on that side of his bike near his bottom bracket? Doesn't make sense - he should have been working on the other side of his bike if it was chain or shifter related.

[deve8uk]

Your in a title position, youve busted your ass over months to get to that position, you get on some equipment and its not setup correctly, fails and costs you the race. Yea, I would say that reaction was justified. £10K bike worth nada in this instance.

[thisisobvious]

I understand how aggravating that is, but the smart thing to do would have been to keep pedaling or coasting at least, until his team car caught up. Where the hell was it anyway?

[hagenar]

No team support cars at 2009 Worlds? WTF?

(I had to look it up. Apparently, Wiggins was about to be overtaken by Gustav Larson so his support car was forced to remain behind the other rider. With such a significant delay, Brad knew he'd lost any hope of a good result here.)

[lhequatro]

$10,000 bike thrown ? it's like he he throw a money XD

[aaronu510]

if you don't want that bike i want it =) it's only worth $10000+ and you just throw it on the ground

[SuperOlds88]

FUCK IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[davecolley1]

the brake was rubbing, you farkin idiot....

where do you get you re commentators from...jez

stupidity, obviously drive train issues, if the machinary does nt work, you can nt go forward, and on the arrogance issue, you obviously do nt understand the word, British...

[justinwbohner]

He had dropped his chain earlier and it hit his brake caliper, causing his brakes to drag. On these aero bikes the brakes are hidden behind the bottom bracket. He was angry because he thought his team car was behind him for a quick bike change, but it has been held up by the race judges.

[maskofsan1ty]

Wow, the commentators are shit!!

'This is genna cost him everything in terms of any shot at a podium or a good finish'

[koko56]

@maskofsan1ty what?

[maskofsan1ty]

@koko56 Pointing out the obvious!

[koko56]

@maskofsan1ty why so opposed to it though? It happens all the time, chill out dude.

[TheLeVanman]

big ass feet!

[BassInsurgents]

I'm getting that bike :O FUUUCKKKK

[grgrdb]

English man throw the bike.Miller,Cav and Wiggo.

[MoGaPe12]

Wiggins down, the bike on the ground !

[Lynxtro]

what was wrong with the bike? looks like he was trying to adjust the front derailuer

[glozick]

@Lynxtro front d is on right side, he kept reaching on the left

[cerealrulz]

I'll have it he doesn't want it :)

[mattfaulkner]

@wellytopjohnny Two words - "Bjarne Riis"

[Bhousm76]

"ahhh what the heck, its only a 12 or 15 thousand dollar bike." lol

[mattfaulkner]

@Bhousm76 That is the retail price, it costs a lot less than that to make and give to the teams, even with a special paint job.

[seanprocyclist]

shut the fuck up you pussy ass cat 4s. id be pissed of to. its just a fucking bike and if he wants to fucking throw it, its his choice.

[comjag]

Where was the team car with the back up bike? I don't understand that. You get given the back up bike and finish the course. Witness Tony Martin at the 2010 time trial World Champs who had to get off his bike and change a wheel and still bagged third place!

Looks like a massive dummy spit by Mr Wiggins.

[aritheory]

I would love to see anyone deal with this situation better than he did if you hadn't just spent 6 months of your life training 6 hours a day for that moment only to have a stupid mechanical failure ruin it all. He's angry because the bike is failing and when you're a pro-cyclist you expect the mechanics to check the bike over before you get on it. Wiggins is a really nice guy, far from arrogant. I mean the guys won olympic medals, held multiple WR's yet still does a thankless job for team Sky.

[TheClubland2010]

I agree that he would be pissed but to throw his bike down like that is just plain childish. Sometimes shit just happens and you have to deal with it.

[koko56]

@TheClubland2010 I would like to see you i his shoes...

[roomidoomi]

@TheClubland2010 ya, and sometimes your bike pisses you off because its causing you to lose a chance at the gold medal. deal with it = tossing it aside.  Tossing it aside isn't childish. childish would be to stomp on it or to rip it apart with his teeth. and then to cry about it and stomp around. get a grip, bikes don't have feelings.

[SuperWeng10]

just imagine the long time preparation for this event only to end up like this.. amateur or a pro you will feel the same way

its like going for a bike tour in europe travelling hundreds of miles only to find out somewhere in the middle of the road your bike is broken...

[ffiaux]

Wiggins throw this bike here! To me! haha poor Wiggins

[Lroythemoy]

bastard

[lociz1]

why didnt he finish on foot?

[Triple777ER]

Honestly speaking, I wouldn't trust any of this Di2 crap electronic mechanism. Old fashioned cycling works better than all this new new crap

[chutsu]

@Triple777ER the old stuff didn't break can be due to lots of factors, the speed of which modern bikes now travel are faster, the materials are lighter, thinner. In theory they are stronger, but it only takes a tiny crack for any material to begin to fail under the pressure. so...

[devin673]

right, title is a bit misleading. i wouldn't really call his reaction wigging out. all things considered he was real calm, actually.

[molyneux1000]

I remember watching this at work. How unfortunate. I know Team Sky are using the Di2 on the Pinerellos. I wonder if he trusts them after what happened in here?

[lilou1003]

@molyneux1000 Osymetric chainrings dude..thats the problem...serious dumping issues ...I know cause I use em

[VinceFox21]

The Shimano Di2 is not working perfectly with Rotor crankset !

[mannyvelo]

Anyone know what the hell was wrong with his bike?

[clheppermann]

looks like he couldn't get it back into the big chain ring. some Di2 heartaches.

[dcl97]

@mannyvelo

The chain dropped and although he got it back on pretty quickly, it damaged the brakes to the point that even after using the quick release they were still rubbing.

[steroidsR4winners]

i would be even more pissed off. not at anyone specific, just at GOD DAMN BAD LUCK.

[rashermeis6]

Titels a little misleading, i thought he was pretty carm considering.I was expecting to see total destruction.

[abcasd1]

yucks arrogant fella. bike problem and he shows attitude

[mattfaulkner]

He was hardly showing an arrogant attitude! Use a better selection of words. Being pissed off is completely different to being arrogant (he didn't belittle anyone, didn't swagger, didn't mouth off).

Also, that was a pretty calm response to be honest, considering he elected to be dropped from the road team to focus on the timetrial and then his bike failing is the reason why weeks of build up go to waste and he misses out on a medal. Most would dothesame. Stop being such a goody goody, churchy.

[sesongkort]

@mattfaulkner Bradley never had a good day in Mendriso...he lost a lot to Cancellara very early in the race and he didn't ride the way he did in the Tour de France at all. I think he is pissed of for other reasons then just the bike.

[Undergroundhiphoop]

@mattfaulkner Even tho' I don't know this dude or watch "biking" sports or what so ever but I compelelty agree with you =)

[Teghead]

@mattfaulkner

Can't eat medals. Taking a step back, the goals are absurd and so is the behaviour. But okay perhaps I'd throw the bike too.

[mattfaulkner]

@Teghead Not sure what you mean by can't eat medals, but you are right about wanting to win the gold as an absurd target, especially with Fabian the God in the race.

[doktathunda]

what a tool

[mattfaulkner]

He is not a 'tool', I think i/you would be at least a little bit pissed off if that happened to you, in fact I'm suprised he didn't thump someone. Stop being a nerd.

[doktathunda]

Yeah, lol that was a bit of a troll comment. However, throwing a bike on the ground that costs more than most people make in 3 months is not really going to fix anything.

I went golfing with some friends a while back, and my one friend got so pissed that he took the rented club and smoked a tree until the club head broke off... he just stick it into a rotten log... This sorta reminded me of that...

[MagaCow]

wiggo going pretty good then his bike fails at this level u just want to take it out on something !! id have that bike in a feild it doesnt make any difference he didnt buy it and its not going to make a change in the your bikes !!

[cyclingalot]

was your friend by chance in a golfing world championship which hed been preparing for for months and months and then something that he couldnt change messed it all up for him...?

tbf if that happened to anyone else in the peloton who was in for a medal they probably would have reacted far worse

[MichaelSwg]

wiggins wigs out - lawl