Rio, Roubaix and on-bike urination – Sir Bradley Wiggins promotes cycling to a wider audience on Graham Norton New Year show

Personally speaking - and I suspect this applies to many who have posted above - I wasn't blaming or criticising Wiggins for coming across as awkward, I was just stating that he did.

That said, if he is interested in increasing his celeb profile then I'm afraid he really did score an own goal. Still, it could have been worse, Sky could have sent Froome.

I noticed Boris Johnson did that trick where he disappears after his segment. Good pr and enough clout to make such demands.

I heard a comedian (Peter Kay I think it was) recently say that he would never do the Norton show again as it is very difficult to come across well. So it must be almost impossible for a non-showbiz type.

I don't think he is going to make it as a tv personality because he's a grumpy bastard..he can't resist a moan about something. He was having a go at that bloke next to him, plus he's starting to look like a hipster dufus.

great bike rider, but terrible TV performance; stick to what you do best. No one forces you to go on the Norton show.

He's clearly not comfortable in that environment, he was quite nervous. I don't see how anyone can blame him for that.

Should of had Froome dog on as well and Cav to sit in between them. This would have been entertaining.

God there's some harsh critics on here.
He rides a bike for a living. He's on with actors and comedians who do this kind of thing all day long.

He does pretty well for a sportsman.

If you thought he was nervous and awkward then i suggest you seek out the BBC Radio Victoria Pendleton podcast where she interviews him (and others).
He speaks articulately and at great length - clearly much more relaxed than on Graham Norton.
Its easy to sit at your computer and slag him off for whatever reason but
a) I'd like to see any of you lot go on Graham Norton and not be nervous when its neither in your nature or in your job description to be confident in front of cameras and audiences and
b) achieve what he has achieved so you get invited on alongside major movie stars. When you get the call please all let us know and ill retract my criticism.

I like Wiggo, I love what he has achieved and I think he is an entertaining speaker.

It wasn't the ideal company for him though, he have been more understood and appreciated with a couple of other sports people and maybe a comedian to keep it light. I see they actually stuck him on the end of the sofa where the comedian usually sits so maybe he was expected to fulfill that role as well.

bear in mind that the vast majority of people who watched it wouldn't know the first thing about cycling.....

just makes a change for that tv troll who hosts the show

He did his wife, cycling, his reputation as a cycling god, and himself no favours WHATSOEVER.
His wife was thinking how to remove his balls, I reckon, from the moment he opened his mouth and mentioned her.
He has no book out, and he did some stuff well 20months ago and he's stuck on the end of the sofa! What was the point?!
Waste of space and time. His agent must really hate him.
Shame Sky can't utilise the resources of a major media empire and coach these guys how to speak in public. Oh hang on. They are a major media empire. More's the pity.

Why does everyone think they should have asked normal cycling questions?

He gets interviewed enough about cycling, I loved hearing how his wife carts his luggage around for him and things you would never get from him on a normal interview

I do think that it as a bit uncomfortable throughout the whole show, however I don't think that it was Brad's fault. I definitely think that Graham could've possibly done a bit more research into things such as Roubaix and everything. Well done to Wiggo though for actually answering the very vague questions he was asked.

He's gone beard crazy. He has to shave it off while he still can.

He needs to lose that beard.

Yes it was all a bit painfully awkward , cycle racing always does come across a bit like blokes mucking about on bikes on general entertainment shows, but Bradley needs to be a bit more of a showman to sell the sport, he was being honest but so negative too, many people watching must of asked themselves ....why race if it you don't enjoy it?

It came across as a bit awkward to me as well - I don't understand why the shows producers invited him on, then then seemingly didn't bother to research any interesting questions for him.

Brad seemed to do his best at turning his responses for the questions he did have into a 3 act play, which... I cannot work out if that was a good thing or not.

I'm a big fan of Wiggo, but I'm afraid I found him a bit awkward and rather dull. He seemed a little out of depth amongst Graham Norton and the other guests. A shame.

From the little bit I saw I thought he was (very) drunk

I finally found a bit of me that liked Wiggo after this program. He was being himself and not being a cock for a change