Teams & Riders Chris Froome Discussion Thread.

[rick james]

I'd love for him to try the Giro next year if, and its a big if , he manages to win this Vuelta ...still a long way to go, sadly SKY will want him at Le Tour

 

[PremierAndrew]

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Seen some say Froome chucked everything at Bertie and couldn't drop him, I hope Bertie buys the motorbike driver a beer

Froome has enough money to buy his own beers

 

[yaco]

Doubt Froome will ever ride the Giro - he's a hot weather cyclist.

 

[LaFlorecita]

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Seen some say Froome chucked everything at Bertie and couldn't drop him, I hope Bertie buys the motorbike driver a beer

I doubt there's much to gain from drafting on 15% gradients.
I'd be more upset about the pushes he got from fans if I were you!

 

[Taxus4a]

Froome is not very good with bad weather and the weather is changing is Spain and could be wet at the end in northern Spain, so he should put more time on his main rivals. He should put big time on the ITT, but you never knows. I dont think third week should be a big problem, although Angliru is not the best climb for him, but bad weather is a problem, specially againts people as Nibali or even Contador, so...

 

[rick james]

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Seen some say Froome chucked everything at Bertie and couldn't drop him, I hope Bertie buys the motorbike driver a beer

I doubt there's much to gain from drafting on 15% gradients.
I'd be more upset about the pushes he got from fans if I were you!

I'm not upset, just saying, hope Bertie gets that driver a beer

 

[spalco]

The moto riders already had enough to drink imo.

 

[Vasilis]

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Doubt Froome will ever ride the Giro - he's a hot weather cyclist.

Well this year we had a rainless Giro, maybe that will become a more regular occurrence, you know, with climate change and all.

 

[dacooley]

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Seen some say Froome chucked everything at Bertie and couldn't drop him, I hope Bertie buys the motorbike driver a beer

I doubt there's much to gain from drafting on 15% gradients.
I'd be more upset about the pushes he got from fans if I were you!

I'm not upset, just saying, hope Bertie gets that driver a beer

contador was dropped and clawing his way back after the steepest section on xorret, the last 500 meters had quite a moderate gradient around 5-7%.

 

[Forever The Best]

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Seen some say Froome chucked everything at Bertie and couldn't drop him, I hope Bertie buys the motorbike driver a beer

I doubt there's much to gain from drafting on 15% gradients.
I'd be more upset about the pushes he got from fans if I were you!

I'm not upset, just saying, hope Bertie gets that driver a beer

contador was dropped and clawing his way back after the steepest section on xorret, the last 500 meters had quite a moderate gradient around 5-7%.

Which %5-7? The last 500 m was %10,5.
https://www.cyclingcols.com/profiles/XorretDeCatiN.gif

 

[Taxus4a]

Of course the moto help Contador yesterday, but is something he has always has taken advantage, and it is part of the race..except if the moto helped him intentionally..I didnt see enough to think that...

 

[roundabout]

Re: Re:

Seen some say Froome chucked everything at Bertie and couldn't drop him, I hope Bertie buys the motorbike driver a beer

I doubt there's much to gain from drafting on 15% gradients.
I'd be more upset about the pushes he got from fans if I were you!

I'm not upset, just saying, hope Bertie gets that driver a beer

contador was dropped and clawing his way back after the steepest section on xorret, the last 500 meters had quite a moderate gradient around 5-7%.

Which %5-7? The last 500 m was %10,5.
https://www.cyclingcols.com/profiles/XorretDeCatiN.gif

Ok, if you want to be *that* pedantic, the last 500 meters have a section in the single digit gradients

https://i0.wp.com/fotos.subefotos.com/38db9ae014912c6b5cce70236065d100o.jpg

Edit: which can also be seen in the profile that you yourself posted

 

[Forever The Best]

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[quote="LaFlorecita
I doubt there's much to gain from drafting on 15% gradients.
I'd be more upset about the pushes he got from fans if I were you!

I'm not upset, just saying, hope Bertie gets that driver a beer

contador was dropped and clawing his way back after the steepest section on xorret, the last 500 meters had quite a moderate gradient around 5-7%.

Which %5-7? The last 500 m was %10,5.
https://www.cyclingcols.com/profiles/XorretDeCatiN.gif

Ok, if you want to be *that* pedantic, the last 500 meters have a section in the single digit gradients

https://i0.wp.com/fotos.subefotos.com/38db9ae014912c6b5cce70236065d100o.jpg

Edit: which can also be seen in the profile that you yourself posted[/quote]Ah, thanks about it. Didn't look at the old official profile. (The new ones aren't that good) (Yours is probably of 2009 or 2010, and it is very good and has enough informations.) But still, the last 300 m is %8,33. So the last 500m wasn't %5-7. Also it says that the last 500m was %10,5 in my profile, though as you said the last 250-300 m or so look at single digit also in mine.

Edit: Quotes got messed up since I'm answering on phone.

 

[portugal11]

Ouch. What a beast

 

[rick james]

Buried a ghost today

 

[DanielSong39]

Best cyclist ever! Looked like it today, at least.

So it looks like he'll win by 5 minutes - maybe by 10, if things break his way?

 

[bigcog]

I thought he couldn't attack on climbs anymore... Given this was not his ideal sort of climb that was an impressive display of power.

 

[rick james]

My heart sank when I seen Chaves coming back, then into his slipstream, I thought Chaves was going to win the stage

 

[Matteo.]

As i expected: he went for the stage, took bonuses and defeted the field.
Tuesday the second round

 

[rick james]

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I thought he couldn't attack on climbs anymore... Given this was not his ideal sort of climb that was an impressive display of power.

why would you think that?

 

[lenric]

Winning time on everyone in order to minimize the chance of not biting the Vuelta again, since it's expected that Chaves will have the upper hand in the next 2 weeks (well, with the exception of the ITT, obviously).

Yesterday he dropped Contador, today he dropped Chaves.

 

[bigcog]

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I thought he couldn't attack on climbs anymore... Given this was not his ideal sort of climb that was an impressive display of power.

why would you think that?

I wasn't thinking that exactly although did wonder as everyone seemed to be saying that in the tour as he didn't drop everyone with an attack like in previous tours. Looks like he still has it

 

[rick james]

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I thought he couldn't attack on climbs anymore... Given this was not his ideal sort of climb that was an impressive display of power.

why would you think that?

I wasn't thinking that exactly although did wonder as everyone seemed to be saying that in the tour as he didn't drop everyone with an attack like in previous tours. Looks like he still has it

he done one major attack in Le tour on the Col d'Izoard, the rest was a pacing effort...Just my take on it

 

[oldcrank]

Nobody could follow the motor today!
Sending a message to the pretenders
that he is getting stronger each day.

 

[LaFlorecita]

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He was the huge favorite for the win, but he still had to pull it off so congrats.

Winning time on everyone in order to minimize the chance of not biting the Vuelta again, since it's expected that Chaves will have the upper hand in the next 2 weeks (well, with the exception of the ITT, obviously).

Yesterday he dropped Contador, today he dropped Chaves.

Uh... don't you mean yesterday he dropped Chaves, today Contador

My heart sank when I seen Chaves coming back, then into his slipstream, I thought Chaves was going to win the stage

Your heart sank... really? You're even more emotionally invested than I am :lol:

Best cyclist ever! Looked like it today, at least.

Maybe if you've been following the sport since 2012.