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With the lack of drama panning out in this year’s Tour de France there’s got to be a story out there somewhere that people can latch onto. “Wag Wars” is an English Premier League-esque tabloid acronym for the “wives and girlfriends” of sports stars and the hashtag #WagWars beginning to trend on twitter. So what does this have to do with the Tour de France?
Whether any tension within SKY between Wiggins and Froome is being blown out of porportion or not I cannot say, but the spat between their partners is now public.There might be a lack of attacking on the road during this Tour, but if you pay attention to Twitter you’ll see some action there.
It all started yesterday when Bradley Wiggins’ wife failed to include Chris Froom in her congratulatory tweet after yesterday’s stage 11:
See Mick Rogers and Richie Porte for examples of genuine, selfless effort and true professionalism.
— Catherine wiggins (@Cathwiggins1981) July 12, 2012
Chris Froome’s girlfriend and photojournalist Michelle Cound responded:
Typical! RT @Cathwiggins1981: See Mick Rogers and Richie Porte for examples of genuine, selfless effort and true professionalism.
— Michelle Cound (@michellecound) July 12, 2012
and a few moments later:
If you want loyalty, get a Froome dog… a quality I value… although being taken advantage of by others!
— Michelle Cound (@michellecound) July 12, 2012
She also tweeted “beyond disappointed” and:
“Don’t think there are many other pro-riders who’s partners know more about cycling than Chris’s” precisely & I know what happened just then
— Michelle Cound (@michellecound) July 12, 2012
The spat received more attention when David Millar tweeted:
Oh SNAP! Sky have WAG WAR on Twitter. This shit just got real.
— David Millar (@millarmind) July 12, 2012
A few hours later, Brad Wiggins appeared to attempt to smooth things over when he singled out Froome in his tweet:
Great day today for Team Sky, boys rode incredible today and Chris Froome super strong, big day behind us
— Bradley Wiggins (@bradwiggins) July 12, 2012
Normally I woudn’t write something as tabloid as this, but if you’re wondering where the hashtag #WAGWAR is coming from, here you have it. Maybe this is the crack in SKY’s armour that Cadel needs…
