I agree with him whole-heartedly. As much as I want to see Wiggins do the business in the Tour, it’s not going to happen. And he is a cock.
I agree completely with his comments about Wiggins as a team leader, and the attitude to Sky amongst the peleton. When a new super-rich team starts poaching riders with ludicrous sums of money, it’s bound to leave a bitter aftertaste – and not in terms of jealousy. We’re talking about riders reneging on contractual agreements to take Sky’s cash. If I was in a team and someone left like that, I’d feel a bit cheated.
I don’t really see him blaming anyone else for his drug-taking in that piece either. On the contrary. However, put yourself in the position of a young, ambitious cyclist, riding for a team run by his childhood heroes.
It would be akin to Kenny Dalglish convincing a young player to dope by telling him “It’s OK, it’s what we used to do. If you want to be as good as I was, that’s what you need to do”. It would be very difficult for an impressionable young man to say no under those circumstances.
I hope Miller has a good tour, and I’m looking forward to reading his book.