Teams & Riders Chris Froome Discussion Thread.

[rick james]

The Dawg meeting his new mountain train

 

[pastronef]

sorry wrong thread

 

[Jspear]

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The Dawg meeting his new mountain train

I thought I read somewhere that Sky would no longer be using Rapha? Does that not kick in until the first race of the year?

 

[pastronef]

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The Dawg meeting his new mountain train

I thought I read somewhere that Sky would no longer be using Rapha? Does that not kick in until the first race of the year?

2016 is the last year
from 2017 they will change.
Ford is on board too now, no more Jags

 

[jens_attacks]

Kiwi is skinnier hahahaha
Look at him and his ribs

 

[LaFlorecita]

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Kiwi is skinnier hahahaha
Look at him and his ribs

I don't see ribs on either of them. Which photo are you looking at, jensie?

 

[damian13ster]

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Kiwi is skinnier hahahaha
Look at him and his ribs

Look at his instagram photos from now and preseason last year. He always was insanely skinny in upperbody, its his legs that were (and still are) massive.

 

[Jelantik]

I would say Landa looks really good with the black outfit of Sky. He looks mean and intimidating.. Not like when he wore those baby blue of Astana. He looked a mean cub.

 

[pastronef]

Froome extends his SKY contract for 2 years, 2017-2018

http://www.teamsky.com/teamsky/home/article/70520#Bf7qt76mHZdCcLKF.97

 

[rick james]

Go on the Dawg

 

[Merckx index]

Sounds like the plan is to become the fifth rider to win the TDF five times.

 

[JRanton]

Sounds like the plan is to become the fifth rider to win the TDF five times.

Well, the 3rd win will be an important one. Only 7 others have won 3 or more and it would take him above and out of the ''2 wins group'' which includes the likes of Coppi, Bartoli, Fignon and Contador.

 

[bala v]

Sounds like the plan is to become the fifth rider to win the TDF five times.

Well, the 3rd win will be an important one. Only 7 others have won 3 or more and it would take him above and out of the ''2 wins group'' which includes the likes of Coppi, Bartoli, Fignon and Contador.

Contador is not in that group

 

[McLovin]

Sounds like the plan is to become the fifth rider to win the TDF five times.

Well, the 3rd win will be an important one. Only 7 others have won 3 or more and it would take him above and out of the ''2 wins group'' which includes the likes of Coppi, Bartoli, Fignon and Contador.

Contador is not in that group

Are they going to make public some retro testing from 2009 or 2007?? Do you have any inside info? You look so sure on what you are saying and made me curious.

 

[Jspear]

As soon as Jranton made that comment I knew this conversation would start.

 

[LaFlorecita]

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As soon as Jranton made that comment I knew this conversation would start.

He knew that too, that's why he made the comment

 

[sir fly]

So have we agreed upon how many Tours has he won?
One? None?

 

[Jspear]

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So have we agreed upon how many Tours has he won?
One? None?

Someone made a poll once...I think most agreed it was 3. I don't think anyone thinks it is one or none.

 

[bala v]

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So have we agreed upon how many Tours has he won?
One? None?

I would say three more than Froome

 

[rghysens]

Sounds like the plan is to become the fifth rider to win the TDF five times.

Well, the 3rd win will be an important one. Only 7 others have won 3 or more and it would take him above and out of the ''2 wins group'' which includes the likes of Coppi, Bartoli, Fignon and Contador.

Contador is not in that group

Neither is Bartoli

 

[Red Rick]

Yeah, let's have that discussion again. Surely somebody will be convinced this time, as opposed to the 6431 previous discussions about that

 

[JRanton]

The Daily Telegraph report that Froome's new contract is worth over £4m a year (or 5.3m euros+). Is Contador on around 5 million euros too?

 

[Breh]

I believe Contador earns something around £3m/year

 

[LaFlorecita]

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I believe Contador earns something around £3m/year

€3.5m, yes, which is what it's been for years now. But I believe Specialized pay him €2m too. I read in some Spanish article (I think) that his income is €7m a year.
I believe Nibali and Sagan were best paid (over €4m a year) but I suppose that's Froome now. I remember that Astana offered Alberto 8 million a year in 2010 but he said no
Edit: I just saw who asked the question about Alberto's salary. I shouldn't have responded

 

[JRanton]

So the best rider in the world is now the highest paid rider in the world. Excellent.