Teams & Riders Chris Froome Discussion Thread.

[DBotero]

Froome: Ever wonder about my riding style? I think my mentor @Dkinjah may have had something to do with it #elbowsout

That's it, throw your mentor under the bus for your riding style.

It was supposed to be a joke

 

[pastronef]

Froome: Ever wonder about my riding style? I think my mentor @Dkinjah may have had something to do with it #elbowsout

That's it, throw your mentor under the bus for your riding style.

It was supposed to be a joke

ehehe, but the style police still has not come to terms with Froome's riding style and keep repeating ad libitum how he looks bad, since 2011...

how lucky Escartin was then without twitter and cycling forums

 

[DBotero]

Froome: Ever wonder about my riding style? I think my mentor @Dkinjah may have had something to do with it #elbowsout

That's it, throw your mentor under the bus for your riding style.

It was supposed to be a joke

ehehe, but the style police still has not come to terms with Froome's riding style and keep repeating ad libitum how he looks bad, since 2011...

how lucky Escartin was then without twitter and cycling forums

True, but his style didn't stop him to climb like a boss

 

[Ataraxus]

The look

 

[Poursuivant]

Froome confirmed he is going to Fleche, will he ride in support of Henao?
Understandable him and Quintana riding it considering Mur de Huy is in TDF really.

 

[Velolover2]

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Froome confirmed he is going to Fleche, will he ride in support of Henao?
Understandable him and Quintana riding it considering Mur de Huy is in TDF really.

Seeing Froome sacrifice himself for his captain and pulling in the front of the peloton in order to catch an early break would be very sympathetic. Like in the Tour 2012. He could gain some new fans by doing so.

 

[Velolover2]

Btw, the provisional list of participants in Tour of Romandie is out.

http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=149897&c=3

Who is going to challenge Froome? Quintana? Spilak or even his Russian look-a-like Zakarin? Definitely not Nibali.

 

[Dedelou]

the Italians.. if there are any

 

[SeriousSam]

Will Froome attempt to challenge Valverde's Muur ascent record?

 

[ray j willings]

The look

What look ... He's looking at his shoulder. Give it another few seconds and he will be playing mind games with his stem.

 

[DBotero]

Re:

Froome confirmed he is going to Fleche, will he ride in support of Henao?
Understandable him and Quintana riding it considering Mur de Huy is in TDF really.

I don't think he'll ride for Henao,Sky has a strong team he doesn't need to.I see him crazy enough to try something if he'll have a chance.But really don't expect much from him in this race.

 

[Ataraxus]

The look

What look ... He's looking at his shoulder. Give it another few seconds and he will be playing mind games with his stem.

You know pretty well what he's looking at. And its not his shoulder.
It's the damage instead

 

[DBotero]

The look

Well good one,but my favorite is still Ax 3 Domaines:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhPTlU99IyI

 

[LaFlorecita]

The look

What look ... He's looking at his shoulder. Give it another few seconds and he will be playing mind games with his stem.

He's sniffing his armpit

 

[ray j willings]

The look

What look ... He's looking at his shoulder. Give it another few seconds and he will be playing mind games with his stem.

You know pretty well what he's looking at. And its not his shoulder.
It's the damage instead

Yes the damage to ,,,,,I got nothing

 

[Ataraxus]

The look

What look ... He's looking at his shoulder. Give it another few seconds and he will be playing mind games with his stem.

You know pretty well what he's looking at. And its not his shoulder.
It's the damage instead

Yes the damage to ,,,,,I got nothing

You got nothing?
You got a suffering red and yellow silhouette 20meters back

 

[LaFlorecita]

The look

What look ... He's looking at his shoulder. Give it another few seconds and he will be playing mind games with his stem.

You know pretty well what he's looking at. And its not his shoulder.
It's the damage instead

Yes the damage to ,,,,,I got nothing

You got nothing?
You got a suffering red and yellow silhouette 20meters back

20m?, I can't even see Fwoomey in this pic

JK

 

[Ataraxus]

The look

Well good one,but my favorite is still Ax 3 Domaines:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhPTlU99IyI

That was a good one too
But that one was simply riding off the wheel. And riding off the wheel cannot be as crazy as this IMHO.

If you have noticed Froome has very progressive attack styles.
1- Riding off the wheel (Ax-3)
2- Spinning while seated if riding off the wheel isn't effective (Ventoux Contador)
3- Crazy 30 seconds attacks if spinning while seated isn't enough (Quintessentially Dauphine)
4- Bang! Crazy 30 seconds attack in steeper gradients (Andalucia).
Number 4 is limited edition only for Contador

 

[Rollthedice]

Froome is a distant memory as GT winner. In these almost two years that passed I've seen just a few insignificant for the overall picture Froomesque attacks,TTs and "looks" like good old Lance used to do. Romandie will confirm the new yo-yo style. As for the TdF, the first week I think will be a nightmare for ze dawg.

 

[Jspear]

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Froome is a distant memory as GT winner. In these almost two years that passed I've seen just a few insignificant for the overall picture Froomesque attacks,TTs and "looks" like good old Lance used to do. Romandie will confirm the new yo-yo style. As for the TdF, the first week I think will be a nightmare for ze dawg.

I would love to agree with you but I'm not sure if we can say he is done yet with winning gt's. Before his crash in the 2014 Dauphine he wasn't "yo yoing". He was insanely strong...he regained that level of form after being ill in the spring of 2014. There is no reason to think he would have been strong in the 2014 Tour; he just had bad luck. He is doing much of the same thing this year. As long as he doesn't crash hard I think he'll still be a huge force to be reckoned with in the Tour. That being said I'd love to see all three of the other "big names" beat him up in the mountains.

 

[SeriousSam]

Even before he dropped what seemed to be a strong Contador hungry for an early stage race victory like a sack of potatoes, he was the favourite to win the Tour. He still is. Without mysterious illnesses or crashes, when he can prepare as he wants to and according to plan, he still seems to be the very best climber in the world.

If you have noticed Froome has very progressive attack styles.
1- Riding off the wheel (Ax-3)
2- Spinning while seated if riding off the wheel isn't effective (Ventoux Contador)
3- Crazy 30 seconds attacks if spinning while seated isn't enough (Quintessentially Dauphine)
4- Bang! Crazy 30 seconds attack in steeper gradients (Andalucia).
Number 4 is limited edition only for Contador

Rumours are that he has been working on a new ferocious type of attack with Kerrison, to be unleashed on his unsuspecting opponents at the first MTF of the Tour. Sprinting all the way up, just one big and permanent attack, perhaps? We'll see.

 

[DBotero]

Re:

Froome is a distant memory as GT winner. In these almost two years that passed I've seen just a few insignificant for the overall picture Froomesque attacks,TTs and "looks" like good old Lance used to do. Romandie will confirm the new yo-yo style. As for the TdF, the first week I think will be a nightmare for ze dawg.

Just because he finished 2nd last Vuelta you believe he can't win a GT anymore wtf.He was looking very good in Dauphine 2014 before the crash,back to his best,everybody was waiting for the great battle in Le Tour with Contador.A nightmare for Froome if you think about the cobbles stage,will be also for Contador and Quintana.The only exception will be Nibali which might gain time again.I think you buried him too fast,he's days of GT winner are not over.

 

[Rollthedice]

Re: Re:

Froome is a distant memory as GT winner. In these almost two years that passed I've seen just a few insignificant for the overall picture Froomesque attacks,TTs and "looks" like good old Lance used to do. Romandie will confirm the new yo-yo style. As for the TdF, the first week I think will be a nightmare for ze dawg.

Just because he finished 2nd last Vuelta you believe he can't win a GT anymore wtf.He was looking very good in Dauphine 2014 before the crash,back to his best,everybody was waiting for the great battle in Le Tour with Contador.A nightmare for Froome if you think about the cobbles stage,will be also for Contador and Quintana.The only exception will be Nibali which might gain time again.I think you buried him too fast,he's days of GT winner are not over.

Maybe yes, maybe not. When Contador won Le Tour in 2009, he was so above everybody I was convinced that he can at least equal Armstrong. He hasn't won one TdF since and yes, I know he won next year but sadly it doesn't count.

 

[Poursuivant]

Re: Re:

Froome is a distant memory as GT winner. In these almost two years that passed I've seen just a few insignificant for the overall picture Froomesque attacks,TTs and "looks" like good old Lance used to do. Romandie will confirm the new yo-yo style. As for the TdF, the first week I think will be a nightmare for ze dawg.

Just because he finished 2nd last Vuelta you believe he can't win a GT anymore wtf.He was looking very good in Dauphine 2014 before the crash,back to his best,everybody was waiting for the great battle in Le Tour with Contador.A nightmare for Froome if you think about the cobbles stage,will be also for Contador and Quintana.The only exception will be Nibali which might gain time again.I think you buried him too fast,he's days of GT winner are not over.

Maybe yes, maybe not. When Contador won Le Tour in 2009, he was so above everybody I was convinced that he can at least equal Armstrong. He hasn't won one TdF since and yes, I know he won next year but sadly it doesn't count.

I understand what you're saying but only massive bad luck would stop Froome winning another GT, even his biggest 'haters' would admit that, he has an argument for being THE strongest climber in the world, never mind the advantage he has in a TT.

 

[Ataraxus]

What look ... He's looking at his shoulder. Give it another few seconds and he will be playing mind games with his stem.[/quote]

You know pretty well what he's looking at. And its not his shoulder.
It's the damage instead [/quote]

Yes the damage to ,,,,,I got nothing [/quote]

You got nothing?
You got a suffering red and yellow silhouette 20meters back[/quote]
20m?, I can't even see Fwoomey in this pic

JK [/quote]

I can see why you posted that picture (cough<<blind fangirlism>> cough)
but I can't see the relevance.
Froome was climbing at his own pace so obviously you won't find him in the picture. He outpaced Contador in the last 4k of that stage and we have discussed that
In my picture Contador tried to follow but couldn't. Not only he was dropped like a sack, he partly blew himself as well (Lost 29 seconds in less than 2k. Only 20 seconds difference to domestique Nieve in the end)

P.S. Contador's move in Hazallanas was admirable and enjoyable. In honesty I enjoyed it very much.
But so was Del Piero's goal in Uefa Champions League final 20 or so years ago. In the end it was Borussia Dortmund who won the game (sorry for the soccer interlude)