Bradley Wiggins struggling

['Dale]

44 minutes ago, Irvin85 said:

Has he not been "Knighted" - A Knight in a dumbster - Sounds like a title of a bad movie..

 

Too soon? 

Hehehehee.

Have you ever had a fall from grace? Been to hell and back? Or couldn't see your future or touch hope from the bottom of the darkest hole? [Rhetorical questions]

 

[betaboy]

Lenny for the win…. Seen this man live and his a true Legend. Amazing his voice is still that good.😅

[Rowl]

On another note, just saw an article about Jacques Freitag missing and having some financial difficulties. It's tough out there.

[Shebeen]

17 hours ago, Irvin85 said:

Has he not been "Knighted" - A Knight in a dumbster - Sounds like a title of a bad movie..

 

Too soon? 

nice Freudian slip there!

[dave303e]

22 hours ago, madmarc said:

Never liked this guy, but a sad story indeed, this thread sent me to Google and read what actually happened - To think at his height he was worth 13 mil pounds and today is basically homeless is incerdibly sad.

Part of the article mentions his struiggles with mental health, which got me thinking when i was young and growing up as a teen and early 20's - Mental health was never an issue amongst us kids or our parents for that fact. Yes it was there and you woul hear of some people having a few struggles in life, but never at the level we see it in todays society.

I wonder why that is ? Is it that it just was not discussed openly back in the day or is it our access to huge amounts of information, which honestly is just depressing in todays world.

Or has society failed in mentally preparing the gen Y / Z for life in the big wild world out there. It seems when they hit a hurdle in life they just dont have the skills or tools to deal with it.    

 

There is a generational decline in testosterone that everyone seems to be ignoring. We are not the men that once were and we need to pull finger out rectum to get stuff done. From what I have read low testosterone can mimic depression. It is not just tools, it is literally the hormone levels in their bodies failing them.

Some say they just literally don't have the balls for it.

 

21 hours ago, gemmerbal said:

I’ve seen many a podcast where ex professional sportspeople discuss their struggles with normal life once they retire. Think Dorian Yates, Joe van Niekerk, etc. It’s really sad to see. 

There are also ex sportsman who take that their capital from sports and hit the ball out the park back in normal life. Swings and roundabouts...

[lechatnoir]

10 minutes ago, dave303e said:

There is a generational decline in testosterone that everyone seems to be ignoring. We are not the men that once were and we need to pull finger out rectum to get stuff done. From what I have read low testosterone can mimic depression. It is not just tools, it is literally the hormone levels in their bodies failing them.

Some say they just literally don't have the balls for it.

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could you please share some of these studies?

Though, I'm not sure how this relates to Wiggo.

[dave303e]

13 minutes ago, lechatnoir said:

could you please share some of these studies?

Though, I'm not sure how this relates to Wiggo.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17062768/

 

It was not aimed at Wiggo, there was a comment about younger generations not being equipped to deal with mental challenges in life and that was a response to that comment. They are not mentally equipped and a lot are lacking in a very hormone that could also impact it

 

[peepeekaitjie]

16 minutes ago, dave303e said:

They are not mentally equipped and a lot are lacking in a very hormone that could also impact it

is that why women are so irrational?

[Shebeen]

On 6/27/2024 at 3:19 PM, &#x27;Dale said:

440 watts over 60 minutes for the hour record. The highly desired Golden Fleece made in France. Cycling achievements, custom bicycles, esteemed jerseys and medals that could fill up a small museum. Knighthood. Celebrity status. And more.

None of these sporting achievements can armour a man against the cross currents of this thing called life. What must be extraordinarily tough is to have one's struggles under the spotlight of public scrutiny. The British media is particularly rough.

Hope the man has all the support he needs; him and those all around us that are quietly and desperately bleeding from psychological wounds from what has become a harsh and rushed world.

The brutish press are wild, he was the superstar when the British cycling became a thing. 

 

Yt algorithm put me onto the Move podcast with Lance and George, it looks like they have flown Wiggo out to Colorado for the tour to help him out. That's quite a decent .... move.  (Still unwatchable)

[Baracuda]

Wiggo's commentry on the TdF on The Move podcast is amazing.

 

[Shebeen]

48 minutes ago, Baracuda said:

Wiggo's commentry on the TdF on The Move podcast is amazing.

 

Really? I wasn't able to watch it. The entire thing seemed like an advert. Maybe he can get a decent gig from this.

[DieselnDust]

1 hour ago, Baracuda said:

Wiggo's commentry on the TdF on The Move podcast is amazing.

 

Yeah he’s presence on the team has lifted it beyond a USPS memoir of how we used to do to a this is how it was done , how was done today and why it was good or bad without Lance interjecting himself to apologise for history 

[gemmerbal]

1 hour ago, Shebeen said:

Really? I wasn't able to watch it. The entire thing seemed like an advert. Maybe he can get a decent gig from this.

Lance and George’s synchronised ad-talk has put me off the show. LA also had a moan 2/3 days ago when he commented in people who commented that the ads suck and they skip over it. I’m a fan, but I rather watch JB2 now. 

[Thomo]

31 minutes ago, gemmerbal said:

Lance and George’s synchronised ad-talk has put me off the show.

Two things started getting too much:

- the above and everything else ad related which seems to be taking up too much of the show

- LA' s constant stupid chuckling at the pronunciation of the town names

He seems to have stopped with the latter.

Wiggo on the show at least creates some fresh perspective and he shares the occasional gem of a story.

Edited July 14 by Thomo

[DieselnDust]

2 hours ago, Thomo said:

Two things started getting too much:

- the above and everything else ad related which seems to be taking up too much of the show

- LA' s constant stupid chuckling at the pronunciation of the town names

He seems to have stopped with the latter.

Wiggo on the show at least creates some fresh perspective and he shares the occasional gem of a story.

The real Brain in that podcast is JB. He keeps the other two in check. George also has the facts at his fingertips. Armstrong does throw in some pearlers so they play good cop bad cop quite well. Having Wiggo in there makes it a 3 dimensional pov now.

[betaboy]

Wiggo has upped the rating…. But damn LA is so so stuck in the Capitalist System which is the The Divided States of Biden. 🤭. The guys selling mattress sensors lately…. LA doesn’t mind, as long as his can keep them dollars rolling in and throw some bones to guys who have fallen off the Tour Bus. 🤭. The show is entertaining but it can get a tad boring when Lance doesn’t even know some of the Climbs he won on. 😂😂. After 7 tours you think otherwise!