Sky is falling: Wags wage war on Twitter
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July 23, 2012, Monday
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BRADLEY Wiggins and Chris Froome were sharing a glass of champagne during yesterday's final stage of the Tour de France to celebrate Britain's historic 1-2 in the most prestigious cycling race. Their better halves may have not been up for it.
Wiggins' wife and Froome's girlfriend have been at the center of a Twitter row that started after Stage 11 when Froome was told to wait for his leader in the ascent to the ski station of La Toussuire. That day, Froome was clearly the best but his Sky team's race strategy forced him to stay in his support role.
At the end of the stage, Froome's girlfriend, Michelle Cound, took to Twitter to express her disappointment at Sky's decision to fully back Wiggins in his bid to become the first British rider to win the Tour at the expense of her boyfriend.
"If you want loyalty, get a Froome dog... a quality I value... although being taken advantage of by others!" Cound wrote.
Catherine Wiggins was quick to respond, praising the great work of Wiggins' teammates Mick Rogers and Richie Porte during that stage without mentioning Froome. "See Mick Rogers and Richie Porte for examples of genuine, selfless effort and true professionalism," she wrote.
The tweet was followed by another short message from Cound, who retweeted Wiggins' note with the comment "Typical!"
The dispute titillated a press room in search of drama in a race that offered nearly none but also attracted some riders' attention. British rider David Millar tweeted: "Oh SNAP! Sky have WAG WAR on Twitter. This (expletive) just got real."
Wiggins' wife and Froome's girlfriend have been at the center of a Twitter row that started after Stage 11 when Froome was told to wait for his leader in the ascent to the ski station of La Toussuire. That day, Froome was clearly the best but his Sky team's race strategy forced him to stay in his support role.
At the end of the stage, Froome's girlfriend, Michelle Cound, took to Twitter to express her disappointment at Sky's decision to fully back Wiggins in his bid to become the first British rider to win the Tour at the expense of her boyfriend.
"If you want loyalty, get a Froome dog... a quality I value... although being taken advantage of by others!" Cound wrote.
Catherine Wiggins was quick to respond, praising the great work of Wiggins' teammates Mick Rogers and Richie Porte during that stage without mentioning Froome. "See Mick Rogers and Richie Porte for examples of genuine, selfless effort and true professionalism," she wrote.
The tweet was followed by another short message from Cound, who retweeted Wiggins' note with the comment "Typical!"
The dispute titillated a press room in search of drama in a race that offered nearly none but also attracted some riders' attention. British rider David Millar tweeted: "Oh SNAP! Sky have WAG WAR on Twitter. This (expletive) just got real."
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