Teams & Riders Chris Froome Discussion Thread.

[LaFlorecita]

He was weeker in Dauphine after the crash and he is going to be weeker with this more serious crash at least till the first rest day.

That is good for the race becouse for me he is the strongest, and now maybe others are stronger. Tomorrow will be a bad day for him, when it was spected to be the stronger of the favourites with his team...

I don't think there are a lot of people who expected Froome to be one of the best of the GC riders on the cobbles

 

[Pricey_sky]

I appreciate you dont like him but taking glee at someones injury is fairly low

I thought he was actually being sincere with his comment, not making fun as you suggest.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

I don't think there are a lot of people who expected Froome to be one of the best of the GC riders on the cobbles

I did, but the downside was leaving Stannard (understandable) and Sir Wiggo at home.

In sunny conditions, the inclusion of these two riders would have allowed Froome to annihilate the field here imo.

Cobbles favors very strong TT'ers.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

I thought he was actually being sincere with his comment, not making fun as you suggest.

I don't even dislike Froome
Just Nibbles, and AC are waaay cooler

 

[Arapovian]

I thought he was actually being sincere with his comment, not making fun as you suggest.

If this is the case I apologise

 

[Taxus4a]

I don't think there are a lot of people who expected Froome to be one of the best of the GC riders on the cobbles

I have seen lot of times Contador and four times as well Froome, and there is no way, Froome is heavier and bigger. Nibali is more similar to Froome, and Valverde yes, he is bigger, but Valverde, and for me is not good to say that becouse there are a lot of smart people in my country, it is not the more intelligent to solve stages like this. He did well in RVV anyway, but...
I put Froome above others becouse he has some people on the team that could hel him better than others, as Geraint Thomas, Eisel, Pate, Kiriyenka,.. Contador as well has a good team, and he did ok last time on the cobbles in the Tour, but Froome is little bit stronger in the flat terrain. He is not Cancellara or Wiggins anyway.

(If you want to read what I think about Contador and Froome for this Tour you can read it in my signature. But it is spanish, I didnt translate this time, and the translation of the web is quite funny...but I think you would understand. I dont talk bad about Alberto and his chances )

 

[hfer07]

a brief message to SKY:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB2yqeD0Nus

 

[maxmartin]

Will CF be possessed by the spirit of Wiggins tomorrow?

 

[Forunculo]

Given the ambiguous words from the doctor it's pretty easy to assume he has an impossible task tomorrow

 

[maxmartin]

Given the ambiguous words from the doctor it's pretty easy to assume he has an impossible task tomorrow

maybe you will be in a treat for a surprise

 

[cineteq]

Given the ambiguous words from the doctor it's pretty easy to assume he has an impossible task tomorrow

Getting closer and closer to my DNF prediction

 

[gregrowlerson]

I don't even dislike Froome
Just Nibbles, and AC are waaay cooler

Let's get ready to rumble!

 

[offbyone]

I think he loses a little time tomorrow, but not the race.

He is lucky that Nibali has the jersey and the responsibility of controlling the race.

 

[Dalakhani]

Given the ambiguous words from the doctor it's pretty easy to assume he has an impossible task tomorrow

Richie Porte was available to back at 55 yesterday evening. (Around 10pm UK time.)

If Froome doesn't start this morning, wouldn't Porte become 2nd favourite to win the race?

He can climb. He can time trial.

 

[Pricey_sky]

Richie Porte was available to back at 55 yesterday evening. (Around 10pm UK time.)

If Froome doesn't start this morning, wouldn't Porte become 2nd favourite to win the race?

He can climb. He can time trial.

An each way shout perhaps but he's prone to the odd shocking day. However on a good day he rode everyone off his wheel last year bar Froome. Obviously Contador is much stronger now.

 

[Red Rick]

Froome is so anorexic he's barely heavier than Contador and the rest nowaday's

 

[GThere2]

I think he loses a little time tomorrow, but not the race.

He is lucky that Nibali has the jersey and the responsibility of controlling the race.

Agree - reckon he can lose up to 2mins to Contador and still be good to win. More than that... then Contadors to lose

 

[Red Rick]

Can we call him Boom now?

 

[maxmartin]

Getting closer and closer to my DNF prediction

OMG how did you know???

 

[webvan]

All that energy wasted on humiliating Wiggins and that useless autobiography, hopefully this will humble him...needless to say he won't have his way again next year if Wiggo stays with Sky. Lesson learned (at last) for Brailsford? You would think that the 2011 fiasco would have been enough.

 

[Dalakhani]

Richie Porte was available to back at 55 yesterday evening. (Around 10pm UK time.)

Yum yum.

 

[Amsterhammer]

'Schadenfreude ist die schoenste Freude.'

 

[MatParker117]

Vuelta chances? Route looks to suit him.

 

[Jspear]

All that energy wasted on humiliating Wiggins and that useless autobiography, hopefully this will humble him...needless to say he won't have his way again next year if Wiggo stays with Sky. Lesson learned (at last) for Brailsford? You would think that the 2011 fiasco would have been enough.

Now Porte and Froome will have the same fiasco.

 

[thehog]

Vuelta chances? Route looks to suit him.

Tour of Poland. He got a Top 100 there in 2011