• The Cycling News forum is looking to add some volunteer moderators with Red Rick's recent retirement. If you're interested in helping keep our discussions on track, send a direct message to @SHaines here on the forum, or use the Contact Us form to message the Community Team.

    In the meanwhile, please use the Report option if you see a post that doesn't fit within the forum rules.

    Thanks!

Teams & Riders Chris Froome Discussion Thread.

Page 522 - Get up to date with the latest news, scores & standings from the Cycling News Community.

Is Froome over the hill?

  • Yes.

    Votes: 28 35.0%
  • No, the GC finished 40 minutes ago but Froomie is still climbing it

    Votes: 46 57.5%
  • No he is totally winning the Vuelta

    Votes: 18 22.5%

  • Total voters
    80
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.
 
Re:

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.