Recent content by buchanan

Re: Re: Edit: This is even worse than I thought, German TV has an interview with the prostitute whom Ullrich allegedly assaulted. And more video which is circumstantially incriminating, and really bad stuff Can you elaborate? Not much new information on English language web pages.

He was inches from hitting that post! If he had hit it that surely would have ended his race.

Re: Re: It's very clearly you who doesn't get the point.

Re: Re: I agree with you those GPS numbers can jump around a lot. Does anybody else remember in the 2015 Giro - Mortirolo stage - the GPS had Contador about 50 seconds behind Aru and Landa on the climb, then suddenly he appeared in the picture from round a corner, only about 10 seconds back?

Some people can't read rows and columns. The data attached clearly shows he gained more time on the descents of Finestre and Sestriere than the time he gained on the corresponding climbs of each mountain.

Re: Interesting to see that he took over a minute and a half out of Dumoulin on the descents. Not bad for a rider who was said to be a poor descender and purely a 'power' rider.

Re: That's what I thought and posted earlier in this thread. People just read what the media reported, whether correct or not, and the mob decided he is guilty. The likes of Hinault were really over the top, considering their limited understanding of the facts.

There is no asterisk next to Froome's name. In case people haven't received the news, he has been found innocent. Therefore he gets to keep everything. All the Tours, the Vuelta, the Giro. And the next GT he wins. No asterisks. The whole process was never even meant to have been made public...

Re: Re: I actually think there is a growing respect for Froome amongst the public - including in France. Initial jealousy has turned into respect for many. I'm sure there will still be noisy pockets of bitter, disgruntled fans of other riders - who will make their presence known. But I don't...

Great to see it confirmed that the salbutamol level had been overstated. Such a shame that his reputation was unfairly tainted with the leak of information that was missing the full facts.

Re: Re: No doubt he must have a hard, determined competitive edge. He wouldn't have got to the top and become the best without that.

Re: Re: The reality is you don't know him and have probably never met him. He often comes to train in the early season in South Africa (where I live), and by all accounts from people I've spoken with who have ridden with him, he is very affable and friendly. Probably if you ever actually met...

How wrong that some posters say 'Froome is like Armstrong', when he is nothing like Armstrong personality-wise. Unless they mean he is like Armstrong in his dominance of winning the Tour de France year in, year out. Obviously Froome is extremely driven and determined. But in terms of...

I'd also agree Indurain is in the same ballpark as Froome.

Re: Re: I would agree that those two are still above him. Probably should have said after Merckx and Hinault.