Talk:Bradley Wiggins

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At the 2008 Beijing Olympics he won a gold medal in the 4km Individual Pursuit, defending his title from four years earlier. In doing so he became the first rider ever to successfully defend his pursuit title at the Olympics. On 17 August, he was a key member of the Olympic team pursuit squad which broke the world record in the heats with a time of 3:55:202, beating their Russian opponents comfortably to go through to the final ride-off for silver and gold.[5] The following day, on their way to winning the gold medal, the British Team pursuit broke their own world record in a time of 3:53:314, beating their Danish competitors by 6.7 seconds.[6] Wiggins paired up with Mark Cavendish but finished eighth.
The statement "Wiggens paired up with Mark Cavendish but finished eighth" has no antecedent. Clearly it does not refer to the team pursuit event, which is a four man  event in which he won gold. Almost undoubtedly it refers to the Madison event, a two man team event, so it probably should read something like "Wiggens also partnered with Mark Cavendish in the Madison event in which they garnered an eighth place finish." Acerbas (talk) 18:17, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
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message: As this is an English language article, I think it would make more sense to list the title of this section as "Career Achievements" or something similar.  This is how the same information is listed on Mark Cavendish and Thor Hushovd's pages. 170.141.177.66 (talk) 13:46, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: I'd say Palmarès is an acceptable word in English to describe a cycling career results list, the way that peoloton is also now an English langauge word. --Pretty Green (talk) 19:15, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Mind you, it's not in the dictionary... well it could be changed I suppose. --Pretty Green (talk) 19:17, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree - "palmarès" is not an English word so should be replaced by one which is.... -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 07:40, 2 August 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Palmares is used in the English language but rarely by people who don't know too much about the sport. SeveroTC 09:04, 2 August 2012 (UTC)
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message: I have removed the Quotations section. Mainly because there is no specific point to this section other than rants towards a subject at the time. For instance what does Big Brother have in relevance to this article. Also the last quote is rather inappropriate. Edinburgh Wanderer 22:49, 9 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Quotations 

message: I think the chronology is all messed up. Shouldn't they be listed by class and year?? Manchester came after Stuttgart for instance in the World Championships. 109.150.46.16 (talk) 16:03, 1 August 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Colour comes before year. There's a couple out of place. SeveroTC 16:07, 1 August 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Note that road and track cycling are separate sports and should be treated as such in this list. --Pretty Green (talk) 16:20, 1 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Medals table in infobox 

message: BaldBoris, the wikiaudience will still give you attention if you wait until the olympics are aired on television around the world before you give the results. how about thinking a little when it comes to publishing sports results before the events have been broadcast. Mr etler (talk) 16:53, 1 August 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: WP:Wikipedia is not censored, Wikipedia contains spoilers, and Wikipedia is not responsible for checking the broadcasting schedules of the world. In other words, don't go onto Wikipedia if you don't want to know a sports result. --Pretty Green (talk) 17:41, 1 August 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Oh, and Use Wikipedia at your own risk!. --Pretty Green (talk) 17:45, 1 August 2012 (UTC)
replies: text:  I say NICE ONE, BaldBoris, for getting the results on here before other places! In fact, during the Olympics the Wiki medal table (2012_Summer_Olympics_medal_table) has often been more up-to-date than even the official table.  That's Wikipedia at its best. 86.171.205.70 (talk) 06:57, 2 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Timeliness 

message: Given his recent Olympic success, it would be cool to see a new image for wiggo on his page. I mean the current one doesn't even have his trademark sidebrns lol
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replies: text: Agree about the sideburns image, and it should also be put in the gallery on the Sideburns page which currently has just one living sideburn-wearing gentleman. 87.112.181.220 (talk) 21:47, 5 August 2012 (UTC)
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message: Wiggins has been promoted to third place in the 2009 Tour de France following Lance Armstrong's disqualification: , . Can his palmares and the text be changed accodingly? 
90.195.129.15 (talk) 09:59, 27 October 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: -Nathan Johnson (talk) 22:05, 27 October 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request on 27 October 2012 

message: *The article was inconsistent on the use or otherwise of Oxford commas. I've gone without them. Hope that's OK. --Stfg (talk) 16:38, 26 November 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: The points classification is the award that sprinters aim to win (e.g. Mark Cavendish). So it was an unexpected win for Wiggins. Not particularly notable so could be removed. BaldBoris 14:50, 28 November 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Cancellara is a time trial specialist so never figures in the general classification, unlike Wiggins who can also ride up the hills/mountains with the general classification contenders who may not be as good at the time trial. BaldBoris 15:02, 28 November 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: To play devil's advocate, I could mention that Cancellara figured in the general classification when he won the prologue.  My point really is that the fact that Wiggins came second already tells us all we need to know about who he took time from and who he didn't, and these words are in the nature of editorialising about Cancellara's prospects. I'm sure you're right, but after all, surprises do happen (as you mentioned above). --Stfg (talk) 16:07, 28 November 2012 (UTC)

text: Removed it as it didn't happen, probably due to his crash. BaldBoris 16:56, 28 November 2012 (UTC)

text: Wiggins talks about his music here, he said "As for Paul Weller, I love the guy as a musician, I’m really taken by his music, but it’s a mistake to say, as some people have, that I idolise him.". They recorded an interview together for the BBC earlier this month so there's something that could be mentioned. BaldBoris 17:45, 28 November 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Please do, but statement and source need to correspond. People's favourite musicians change at the drop of a hat anyway, so it's probably just recentism. --Stfg (talk) 18:17, 28 November 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Copy edit, November 2012 

message: Why is he a Sir when he is "only" a CBE ?   — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.49.47.150 (talk) 20:37, 11 December 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Because he is a Knight Bachelor.--Racklever (talk) 22:53, 11 December 2013 (UTC)
replies: text:  Thank you  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.49.47.150 (talk) 00:04, 12 December 2013 (UTC)
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