I don't like Froome (wow shocker bet no one saw that coming) but every rider that fights on despite being injured and in pain deserves respect. Sure other riders have done it before and in more impressive ways (besides McEwen for example Contador also won the 2008 Giro with a crack in his elbow). Froome was obviously struggling but still rode a decent stage.Mongolian Torque said:
PremierAndrew said:
LaFlorecita said:
Pricey_sky said:irondan said:It's amazing that anyone would expect anything different from this guy...Vasilis said:
The guy is a compete ego-maniac, cycling is better off without people like Tinkov. When it all boils down, he doesn't care about a sport unless he's gaining publicity.
Velolover2 said:I've noticed that too. Apparently, he is a pretty cool guy as long as he is not winning. He was also a good guy who did a great effort in 2014 because he couldn't drop Contador according to certain cycling fans.kenk09 said:
Disliking Froome seems to be a general way of saying that you like Contador here and vice versa. I think the fact they are so similar makes the fans of each try to focus on their differences. But you're right, they are two different persons and Contador isn't even in this Vuelta.Electress said:Velolover2 said:I've noticed that too. Apparently, he is a pretty cool guy as long as he is not winning. He was also a good guy who did a great effort in 2014 because he couldn't drop Contador according to certain cycling fans.kenk09 said:
Why is disliking / liking Froome so frequently perceived to be related to Contador? Absolutely nothing to do with it for me. As for the Vuelta - respect the effort.
TourOfSardinia said:
Tonton said:Nothing rude on my part. Read your post: that's rude. So my "intelligent" reply to you is to go read his thread, the last Giro thread, and stop the attitude buddygiuying said:Tonton said:New here, huhgiuying said:
What does that exactly refer to? His height?? There a plenty of other members of the Peleton who aren't the tallest? So everyone who is not tall gets a "Little" in front of their name? Again exactly what is the "Little" referring to? Anxiously waiting your intelligent, well thought out reply.....
Porte is a great rider, he has done some amazing rides so unsure why the rudeness?
It's not just the people in this forum that call Little Richie Porte this 'little' moniker that bothers you so much, it's the entire cycling world including the announcers/presenters on the telecasts of bike races, the twitter world, and others. It's quite a common name for him these days.giuying said:
irondan said:Why would you do that? You're opinion is as welcome as anybody else's.giuying said:
Post away.
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myrideissteelerthanyours said:giuying said:
Is it worth pointing out that he is called little richie porte because nobody could come up with anything funnier than a lame reference to 50s rock and roll innovator Little Richard? It isn't meant as commentary on his size or his quality as a rider. It is simply an awful attempt at humor. Of course when cycling news forum posters use the term they mean it in the most negative way possible but they don't count. When you see these trolls just put them on ignore that's what you have to do here because there's barely any rules and people know how to abuse the system so that when you respond to their childish taunts you are the one identified as a troublemaker by forum standards.
Wow, I didn't realise it had to be perceived in a derogatory manner. Nobody ever had a problem with "Big" George Hincapie, maybe it is intended in the same vein? You'd think so when even Chris Froome says it....myrideissteelerthanyours said:giuying said:
Is it worth pointing out that he is called little richie porte because nobody could come up with anything funnier than a lame reference to 50s rock and roll innovator Little Richard? It isn't meant as commentary on his size or his quality as a rider. It is simply an awful attempt at humor. Of course when cycling news forum posters use the term they mean it in the most negative way possible but they don't count. When you see these trolls just put them on ignore that's what you have to do here because there's barely any rules and people know how to abuse the system so that when you respond to their childish taunts you are the one identified as a troublemaker by forum standards.
42x16ss said:Wow, I didn't realise it had to be perceived in a derogatory manner. Nobody ever had a problem with "Big" George Hincapie, maybe it is intended in the same vein? You'd think so when even Chris Froome says it....myrideissteelerthanyours said:giuying said:
Is it worth pointing out that he is called little richie porte because nobody could come up with anything funnier than a lame reference to 50s rock and roll innovator Little Richard? It isn't meant as commentary on his size or his quality as a rider. It is simply an awful attempt at humor. Of course when cycling news forum posters use the term they mean it in the most negative way possible but they don't count. When you see these trolls just put them on ignore that's what you have to do here because there's barely any rules and people know how to abuse the system so that when you respond to their childish taunts you are the one identified as a troublemaker by forum standards.
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