Teams & Riders Chris Froome Discussion Thread.

[Jelantik]

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I am excited to see how froome will react when he comes in to the final week batteling both an in shape contador and quintana

We know how he reacts to an inform Quintana.

Yeah but the combination of both contador an quintana. Froome is known to have a bad 3. week

I'm sorry to disagree but Froome is known to have the race all but won at the 3rd week. I'm pretty sure he would do a magnificent 3rd week if he really needed to.

out of the 3 Froome's health seems to be the most fragile one. He was sick last year on the last week (Richie said in his interview) and I think 2013 too on the last week. He is so thin, so logically he is prone to get sick. Unfortunately, he built his lead quiet a lot in the previous stages and either his opponent was way behind to catch up or their form isn't that great enough to out-climb ailling Froome.

 

[amih77]

He looks rather thick in this picture

 

[rick james]

Get that man on a diet right now

 

[May0maniac]

Herald Sun is a nice race with a long history, but that jersey looks BAD, even Jack Bobridge looks disgusted

 

[harryh]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dhFCrzcd8Y

 

[Walkman]

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Get that man on a diet right now

No need to be overly slim now. The Tour is still 5 months away.

 

[rick james]

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Get that man on a diet right now

No need to be overly slim now. The Tour is still 5 months away.

I know that but some on here are obsessed with looking at pictures of riders and trying to guess their weight and they like to decide if they're too fat or too skinny.

 

[yaco]

Reckon that Froome looks in very good form - Augurs well for 2016.

 

[ray j willings]

Re: Re:

I am excited to see how froome will react when he comes in to the final week batteling both an in shape contador and quintana

We know how he reacts to an inform Quintana.

Yeah but the combination of both contador an quintana. Froome is known to have a bad 3. week

I'm sorry to disagree but Froome is known to have the race all but won at the 3rd week. I'm pretty sure he would do a magnificent 3rd week if he really needed to.

out of the 3 Froome's health seems to be the most fragile one. He was sick last year on the last week (Richie said in his interview) and I think 2013 too on the last week. He is so thin, so logically he is prone to get sick. Unfortunately, he built his lead quiet a lot in the previous stages and either his opponent was way behind to catch up or their form isn't that great enough to out-climb ailling Froome.

Its funny how he loses when he his sick and yet when he his really sick and gets a TUE he wins

Still better than a motor in his bike

 

[cantpedal]

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Its funny how he loses when he his sick and yet when he his really sick and gets a TUE he wins

Still better than a motor in his bike [/quote]

Does this mean I can make any clinic related insinuations I want as long as I put a smiley face at the end???

 

[Carols]

TUEs aren't doping are they?

 

[LaFlorecita]

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TUEs aren't doping are they?

They're not, interesting that cantpedal made that connection.

 

[djpbaltimore]

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Its funny how he loses when he his sick and yet when he his really sick and gets a TUE he wins

Still better than a motor in his bike

Medicine usually has that effect. But he won in 2015 when he was sick, so I don't understand your point.

 

[cantpedal]

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TUEs aren't doping are they?

They're not, interesting that cantpedal made that connection.

So there has never been an inference on these boards that Froomes use of TUEs was not in some way cheating unneeded or an advantage ( inhaler anyone)?


almost forgot that should absolve me of any misunderstandings

 

[pastronef]

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TUEs aren't doping are they?

They're not, interesting that cantpedal made that connection.

So there has never been an inference on these boards that Froomes use of TUEs was not in some way cheating unneeded or an advantage ( inhaler anyone)?


almost forgot that should absolve me of any misunderstandings

nice one
you are forgiven

 

[rhubroma]

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TUEs aren't doping are they?

They're not, interesting that cantpedal made that connection.

So there has never been an inference on these boards that Froomes use of TUEs was not in some way cheating unneeded or an advantage ( inhaler anyone)?


almost forgot that should absolve me of any misunderstandings

No it had to do with playing by the rules, for which some just wondered had Sky done the paperwork and recieved the UCI's blessing, or was it another case of market value dictating preferential treatment.

Thus a tool is a tool is a tool, as Flo correctly perceived.

 

[Gloin22]

Froomey slowly preparing for his modeling career post cycling!!!

 

[Brullnux]

Oh. My. God.

Once seen, forever scarred.

Who told him to do this??

 

[LaFlorecita]

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Oh. My. God.

Once seen, forever scarred.

Who told him to do this??

Probably Michelle.

 

[May0maniac]

Lol, is he making a guest appearance in Zoolander 2?
He should challenge Alberto to a walk-off at the TdF.

 

[coinneach]

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Froomey slowly preparing for his modeling career post cycling!!!

You can tell that's a fake photo, he's not even looking at his stem!

 

[Archibald]

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Froomey slowly preparing for his modeling career post cycling!!!

You can tell that's a fake photo, he's not even looking at his stem!

there's one hanging on a string just off camera - only way they could get him to look in that direction...

 

[Pricey_sky]

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Froomey slowly preparing for his modeling career post cycling!!!

You can tell that's a fake photo, he's not even looking at his stem!

there's one hanging on a string just off camera - only way they could get him to look in that direction...

It was funny watching one of the Orica Backstage passes from the Herald sun Tour. Sam Bewley was 'interviewing' Froomey and showed him the Froome looking at Stems page. Froome was having a good laugh about it. To be honest he seems much more relaxed and content this year, fatherhood can have that effect I suppose.

 

[ray j willings]

You know I'm just not feeling it this year. I want to see Froome and Bertie go at bonkers and I want to see Aru clean up but I am not feeling it.
Maybe with motor doping etc and Froome just won so easy in Auz it was just boring. cycling seems a bit flat.
its just the culture. I am not bothered if Froome kicks everyones a$$ I'm beginning to lose interest in racing full stop.
I hope Froome stays healthy for the year but I have never felt so flat about a season that really should be exciting.

 

[Jspear]

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You know I'm just not feeling it this year. I want to see Froome and Bertie go at bonkers and I want to see Aru clean up but I am not feeling it.
Maybe with motor doping etc and Froome just won so easy in Auz it was just boring. cycling seems a bit flat.
its just the culture. I am not bothered if Froome kicks everyones a$$ I'm beginning to lose interest in racing full stop.
I hope Froome stays healthy for the year but I have never felt so flat about a season that really should be exciting.

Don't gauge this season by what he did in Australia. The competition there is NOTHING like he'll have in Europe.