Teams & Riders Chris Froome Discussion Thread.

[SeriousSam]

Great ride by the Dawg. Will this remain the only courageous performance from a GC rider of the Vuelta?

 

[PirazziAttacksVino]

Dawg preparing for alien rides at the 2015 Tour. Hope we finally get to see Comtador vs Froome vs Nibali vs Quintana with no crashes, no excuses, no crying to their mammas.

 

[Pricey_sky]

Great work from Froome today, makes his effort worthwhile. It's obvious since last week he had very little chance of the win but a podium is a great result with his form not being anywhere near his best.

Roll on next years Tour! Should be a great battle.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Better than expected, but Contador was always in control.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Great ride by Froome. He might win stage 20

 

[b.broadhurst]

Cannot wait for next years Tour.

Hopefully Sky have had there bad year and they are ready to go again next year.

There Tour squad is unreal.

Froome Porte Roche Nieve Henao Kennaugh Kiryienka Stannard Thomas

 

[burning]

nice domestique work for Alberto today. Thanks, Chris.

I am disappointed about him though.

 

[sir fly]

Watching Froome at this Vuelta has strengthen my opinion that there's really nothing much to dislike about him.

 

[hfer07]

Great ride- I still believe he's holding a bit to unleash a 2013 TDF attack on stages 18 & 20

 

[jens_attacks]

brave ride and insane too.

he should try and at least get stage wins on castrove and ancares. at least his team is super strong

 

[wwabbit]

Watching Froome at this Vuelta has strengthen my opinion that there's really nothing much to dislike about him.

Being a rival to one's favourite cyclist is reason enough to be disliked, apparently

 

[MBotero]

Great ride today for Froome he really gave his all,i wasn't expecting him to be better than Valverde and Purito.Sky team was insane too,but still he's not the same Froome,i want the version 2011-2013 back,well maybe in the next mountain stage

 

[Oldman]

Great ride today for Froome he really gave his all,i wasn't expecting him to be better than Valverde and Purito.Sky team was insane too,but still he's not the same Froome,i want the version 2011-2013 back,well maybe in the next mountain stage

He played perfectly into Contador's hands by getting separation from Valverde and Co. and, while aggression is necessary if he wants the podium he may want to reconsider trading direct blows with Contador on steep hills. More of this beat down is likely as we get into the 3rd week....

 

[Afrank]

Watching Froome at this Vuelta has strengthen my opinion that there's really nothing much to dislike about him.

The bunnies.

 

[UpTheRoad]

Watching Froome at this Vuelta has strengthen my opinion that there's really nothing much to dislike about him.

Well, there's that book he wrote. And his entitled girlfriend rubs people the wrong way.

On the road it's not Froome so much as Sky and Brailsford. Froome is an exciting rider who attacks when he can and races aggressively. He is a slave to his power meter and heart rate monitor, though, but it is Sky and its approach that loses fans more than Chris Froome himself.

 

[Walkman]

He played perfectly into Contador's hands by getting separation from Valverde and Co. and, while aggression is necessary if he wants the podium he may want to reconsider trading direct blows with Contador on steep hills. More of this beat down is likely as we get into the 3rd week....

Froome is getting better as the race progress. Don't think he will hit anything near peak form but it should be good enough to beat piti and J-rod. Agreed on the second to last part, I think he should try and utilize his team in order to grab a stage win.

 

[richwagmn]

Congratulations for riding for second

Or... congrats on actually attacking to the best of your ability right now.

 

[Afrank]

I never thought I would ever find myself cheering for Froome, but I think I might end up cheering for him to take 2nd. Purely for Great Grand Tour Game reasons of course.

Anyway, been riding very well thus far. Strong ride today.

 

[Carols]

This guy just continues to impress. When someone rides like he has despite the adversity it makes one respect him. He needs to move from Sky and look up though .

 

[Pricey_sky]

Looks happy with his efforts.

 

[djpbaltimore]

Matt Keenan‏@mwkeenan·1 min
"I like Froome as a person but I don’t like the way he rides, always watching his SRM", Warren Barguil before Stage 16. #LaVuelta

I wonder how much of talk like this is sour grapes? Do they think he is a danger to other riders or just that it is not a 'classy' way to ride? IMO, I think the way he rides would be much less of an issue with Barguil if he wasn't beating Barguil up the mountains.

This guy just continues to impress. When someone rides like he has despite the adversity it makes one respect him. He needs to move from Sky and look up though .

Well stated. I hope this race goes some way to burying the 'Froome is a mentally weak rider' argument that arose during the Dauphine. He might not be able to compete physically with Contador at the Vuelta, but I admire his tenacity.

 

[Oldman]

I wonder how much of talk like this is sour grapes? Do they think he is a danger to other riders or just that it is not a 'classy' way to ride? IMO, I think the way he rides would be much less of an issue with Barguil if he wasn't beating Barguil up the mountains.



Well stated. I hope this race goes some way to burying the 'Froome is a mentally weak rider' argument that arose during the Dauphine. He might not be able to compete physically with Contador at the Vuelta, but I admire his tenacity.

Every pro rider has tenacity. But what are his chances, seriously if he continues to drain himself? Contador and Froome had equal preparation time and the results are speaking to each of their strengths. As I said...stay tuned for week 3.

 

[del1962]

With a rest day and a sprint day ahead, today was a day to give it his all

 

[djpbaltimore]

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Every pro rider has tenacity. But what are his chances, seriously if he continues to drain himself? Contador and Froome had equal preparation time and the results are speaking to each of their strengths. As I said...stay tuned for week 3.

Agreed about the first part, but many here were not giving Froome credit for any mental strength whatsoever. Quite the contrary in fact, so I think the plaudits are worthy in his case.

 

[Pricey_sky]

Agreed about the first part, but many here were not giving Froome credit for any mental strength whatsoever. Quite the contrary in fact, so I think the plaudits are worthy in his case.

I think Froome has proven conclusively in this Vuelta that he has the attitude of a champion. Even if he 'only' finished 2nd I think this Vuelta would be considered a success since his only aim was to try and finish the race.