Ep 23: Wiggins Faces Bankruptcy Over '£1M Debt' & Geraint Thomas’ Big Blowout

Welcome back to another episode of The Wild Ones! This week we chat about a very rude-looking saddle, a crisis facing Bradley Wiggins and Geraint Thomas’ candid admission about how he spends his off season. We also make some funny cycling predictions, play more Overrated or Underrated and answer a listeners’ question about sportives.Here’s the full rundown: 00:00 Francis’ training struggles01:22 WTF is this saddle!?05:47 Bradley Wiggins in crisis12:56 Geraint Thomas’ boozy off-season antics17:46 Our outrageous cycling predictions28:20 Overrated/Underrated: Endurance bikes30:16 Overrated/Underrated: Cycling in cold weather34:36 Overrated/Underrated: Waking up early38:56 Overrated/Underrated: Pierce Brosnan as James Bond41:58 Overrated/Underrated: Bone conducting headphones43:27 Fluff Up Of The Week45:41 How to prepare for your first sportiveIf you’re interested in what the weird saddle looks like, you can find pictures here (this is not an ad, just for the curious…): https://www.saddlespur.com/If you’d like us to send in a question, story, some good news, things you’d like us to discuss or anything else, email us at [email protected] and see you next time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.