Wiggins winning a bunch sprint... Yes, you read that right. Photograph: AFP
We all knew Bradley Wiggins is a supreme time-trialist, that he is an Olympic hero on the track, a contender in the Tour de France, a man who can climb well, and the man who already has the Paris-Nice crown on his 2012 resume. But when it came to sprinting you probably thought he was as good at that as his buddy Mark Cavendish was at going up hills. Think again.
This afternoon, in stage 1 of the Tour de Romandie, Wiggo jumped from the peloton with 300 meters to go and took the bunch gallop for what is surely the first big-time bunch sprint win of his career. So add the Green jersey to that of the Polka-dot and Yellow jerseys that he might win this summer in France.
The win and subsequent time bonus moves Wiggins into the general classification lead. It is also the second British and Team Sky stage win so far at the race after Geraint Thomas won yesterday's prologue. On that stage, Wiggins' (who was 11th) team-mate Cavendish beat him into 3rd place posing the question, just what on earth is going on here?
Cavendish beating Wiggins in time-trials, Wiggins beating Cav in sprints. Whatever next? Can normal order be restored tomorrow with Cavendish going out and winning a sprint to make it three from three for the Brits and Sky?
Note: I just found out that Cavendish finished the days stage 11-17 behind Wiggins so technically Wiggins didn't beat him in the sprint but let's not the facts get in the way of a good story.
