Teams & Riders Chris Froome Discussion Thread.

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Is Froome over the hill?

  • Yes.

    Votes: 42 34.4%
  • No, the GC finished 40 minutes ago but Froomie is still climbing it

    Votes: 65 53.3%
  • No he is totally winning the Vuelta

    Votes: 28 23.0%

  • Total voters
    122
Feb 20, 2012
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Ohwell.

If you have legs like that, this was an easy decision

I don't really admire easy decisions.
 
Nov 7, 2010
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Legendary performance today. The strongest rider on the climbs, the bravest on the descents and the ballsiest in terms of tactics.
 
Oct 14, 2017
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Actually I have less respect for him after today, and anything else I have to say only belongs in the clinic section of the boards.
 
Aug 6, 2015
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So that's what happens when Sky is forced to go berserk instead of riding defensively, calculating seconds constantly.
 
Aug 4, 2014
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I said once that Froome was maybe the greatest roleur in the world but he was never really tested. That was and is still overstating it.

But still, all the guys saying over the years that Quintana should attack him over the valleys got a taste of what that would've looked like.
 
Jul 13, 2016
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Koronin said:
Actually I have less respect for him after today, and anything else I have to say only belongs in the clinic section of the boards.
Although you are not wrong, the irony is strong coming from the biggest Valverde fan of this forum.
 
Mar 31, 2015
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Everyone here is giving him way too much credit re tactics. Today was just pure, brute, demoralising, crushing strength. It's very easy to attack from 80km when you then gain 30-40 seconds on the way to Finestre. And Sestriere.
 
Feb 20, 2012
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Brullnux said:
Everyone here is giving him way too much credit re tactics. Today was just pure, brute, demoralising, crushing strength. It's very easy to attack from 80km when you then gain 30-40 seconds on the way to Finestre. And Sestriere.
Exactly. Easy decision. Especially as groups fracture so hard behind you.

This wasn't even high risk, there were no negative implied odds.
 
May 15, 2011
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Brullnux said:
Everyone here is giving him way too much credit re tactics. Today was just pure, brute, demoralising, crushing strength. It's very easy to attack from 80km when you then gain 30-40 seconds on the way to Finestre. And Sestriere.
Indeed, no tactics necessary when you have the power he had today.