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TECH NEWS
Rapha releases Merci Wiggo T-shirt ahead of Paris-Roubaix this weekend
Rapha has released this commemorative Merci Wiggo T-shirt to celebrate the last race of Bradley Wiggins in Team Sky colours at Paris-Roubaix this weekend, a race which the first British winner of the Tour de France has said winning would mean a “fairytale ending” to his career.
“I’d love to win, don’t get me wrong. I’m not sitting here saying I’d accept ninth place, but to have a clean run through the race, no crashes – I had one wheel change last year, which wasn’t a puncture, a broken wheel in Arenberg – you know, I didn’t have any sort of mishaps, I was just there,” said Wiggins.
Bradley Wiggins has raced with Team Sky for the past five years and “has led Team Sky to the highest of highs” says Rapha. The special t-shirt features a hybrid of the Mod target symbol, which Wiggins has proudly displayed on his equipment over the years, with the unique mounted cobble prize of Paris-Roubaix. On the back of the t-shirt is printed his Team Sky palmarès.
Wiggins has made clear his ambition to win Paris-Roubaix. He said in an interview recently that winning the cobbled classic “would be bigger in my eyes at this moment” than compared to his victory in the 2012 Tour de France. He says Paris-Roubaix would be the perfect way to finish his time at Team Sky and the segment of his career during which road racing has been his top priority.
The Merci Wiggo T-shirt costs £20 and is available in five sizes.
www.rapha.cc/gb/en/shop/wiggins-roubaix-t-shirt/product/WRT01
David worked on the road.cc tech team from 2012-2020. Previously he was editor of Bikemagic.com and before that staff writer at RCUK. He's a seasoned cyclist of all disciplines, from road to mountain biking, touring to cyclo-cross, he only wishes he had time to ride them all. He's mildly competitive, though he'll never admit it, and is a frequent road racer but is too lazy to do really well. He currently resides in the Cotswolds, and you can now find him over on his own YouTube channel David Arthur - Just Ride Bikes.
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I can't help but feeling that some things should be left until after the event.
Like last weeks raving about the new Pinarellos, just wait until something is won before cock crowing about it. I mean, of what relevance is a stylised cobble to Wiggins career if he bins it or has a shit race (or even if others have very good races) on Sunday?
Perhaps it's just me.
Lots of things can go wrong, that's why you shift as many units as possible before they do.
Shhhhh....I never told you where to buy 'em, ok?
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/team-sky/wiggins-roubaix-t-shirt-by-...
Rapha tweeted that the first twenty customers in the Manchester cycle club on Sunday to say 'Merci Wiggo' get a free t-shirt.
I'm not saying that.
Wiggo
Yank here. I hope Wiggo pulls it off. He's far more "real" than almost anyone else n cycling these days, for good or bad. I'll miss him when he's gone.
"Merci Wiggo"? Odd sentiment IMHO.
He didn't do it for 'us', he did it for himself, make no mistake.
But I am hoping that he gets a good run at it on Sunday.
I suspect it will be selling on eBay for at least twice that amount soon
yes I thought that was odd the link doesnt work...bet Rapha wish theyd charged more now
WAS available in five sizes.