Teams & Riders Chris Froome Discussion Thread.

[Blobs]

He has, on a couple of occasions, followed up some of his worst days with some of his best days, so I think he could still have something up his sleeve. Him conceding the tour to Thomas in the press, could just be mind games to throw his opponents off. Thomas said the plan was for Froome to attack from long range yesterday, so I wouldn't be too surprised if he does that tomorrow if he has the legs.

 

[Red Rick]

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He has, on a couple of occasions, followed up some of his worst days with some of his best days, so I think he could still have something up his sleeve. Him conceding the tour to Thomas in the press, could just be mind games to throw his opponents off. Thomas said the plan was for Froome to attack from long range yesterday, so I wouldn't be too surprised if he does that tomorrow if he has the legs.

I agree that there's a possibility that he'll try. But I don't think he's ever made a jump in form as big in as short a time as he needs now.

Honestly we'll know if Sky put riders in the break, cause him soloing all the way over the Tourmalet just doesn't happen. And he is pretty dependent on the make up of his own group that crests the Tourmalet and the groups behind. If Dumoulin stays with Roglic it's gonna be very hard for him anyway

And that is if he has permission to try something in the first place. If Thomas feels bad, I think he doesn't get to do anything. That is if he gets to do anything even if Thomas feels good. Maybe on the Soulor part of the Aubisque or whatever.

I'm pretty sure Movistar and Quintana will at least try something, so there's that.

 

[Singer01]

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Now people will say Froome paced Demare up the climb.

He's on a track bike. Demare is so *** up mountains that people are literally faster than him backwards.

 

[SHAD0W93]

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Now people will say Froome paced Demare up the climb.

He's on a track bike. Demare is so **** up mountains that people are literally faster than him backwards.

You obviously did not get the joke.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Well in the past Froome's bad days never really mattered because his opponents were too far away anyway. Now there are a few riders on his level, and then you cannot have bad days.

 

[rick james]

its sad that he has to have 4 grand tours in his legs before other pro cyclist are at his level

 

[dacooley]

froome is generally doing the tour better than I personally supposed. prior the tour, i was expecting to see froome pulling monstrous yoyoing with a half team towing up to climbs cavadonga-style. we haven't seen it. but the problem is that both thomas and tom are riding it on pretty much flawlessly consistent level.

 

[Red Rick]

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its sad that he has to have 4 grand tours in his legs before other pro cyclist are at his level

I don't really think the 4 in a row matters that much, considering there wasn an entire winter halfway through.

It sure didn't seem to harm Valverde much in the 2016 Tour.

 

[dacooley]

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its sad that he has to have 4 grand tours in his legs before other pro cyclist are at his level

I don't really think the 4 in a row matters that much, considering there wasn an entire winter halfway through.

It sure didn't seem to harm Valverde much in the 2016 Tour.

It's not like anyone can be compared to Valverde in this department. I'm not even sure he ever has peaks and falls in his form.

 

[Oliwright]

Will Chris or G ride the Vuelta or the Tour of Britain?

I doubt Chris has any chance in the Worlds, so he might ride the Vuelta as preparation for next year's Tour, as he often says it's an important preparation.

I'd guess that he'll either stage hunt or ride to a Top 5 on GC. I doubt he could podium after the Tour & Giro.
Also Michelle is about to give birth, so he might want to stay home and not be absent for 25 days.

 

[Poursuivant]

Will Chris or G ride the Vuelta or the Tour of Britain?

I doubt Chris has any chance in the Worlds, so he might ride the Vuelta as preparation for next year's Tour, as he often says it's an important preparation.

I'd guess that he'll either stage hunt or ride to a Top 5 on GC. I doubt he could podium after the Tour & Giro.
Also Michelle is about to give birth, so he might want to stay home and not be absent for 25 days.

Portal last week said he definitely won’t ride Vuelta if he doesn’t win Tour. I think it’s time to put his feet up.

 

[Red Rick]

Will Chris or G ride the Vuelta or the Tour of Britain?

I doubt Chris has any chance in the Worlds, so he might ride the Vuelta as preparation for next year's Tour, as he often says it's an important preparation.

I'd guess that he'll either stage hunt or ride to a Top 5 on GC. I doubt he could podium after the Tour & Giro.
Also Michelle is about to give birth, so he might want to stay home and not be absent for 25 days.

The Vuelta is a terrible idea. Riding the Vuelta for next season is something that's important if you're short on competition/training. Froome most definitely is not.

If anything, riding the Vuelta would only needlessly add mileage that would only quicken his decline.

If I were him, I'd take some rest, spend some time with the family, and probably do a little racing later in the year cause I don't think you want 6 months without competition. Just ride a few one day races, maybe ride the Worlds as a domestique, do some Italian one day races afterwards.

 

[movingtarget]

Will Chris or G ride the Vuelta or the Tour of Britain?

I doubt Chris has any chance in the Worlds, so he might ride the Vuelta as preparation for next year's Tour, as he often says it's an important preparation.

I'd guess that he'll either stage hunt or ride to a Top 5 on GC. I doubt he could podium after the Tour & Giro.
Also Michelle is about to give birth, so he might want to stay home and not be absent for 25 days.

The Vuelta is a terrible idea. Riding the Vuelta for next season is something that's important if you're short on competition/training. Froome most definitely is not.

If anything, riding the Vuelta would only needlessly add mileage that would only quicken his decline.

If I were him, I'd take some rest, spend some time with the family, and probably do a little racing later in the year cause I don't think you want 6 months without competition. Just ride a few one day races, maybe ride the Worlds as a domestique, do some Italian one day races afterwards.

The odds are next year he goes back to his favoured schedule of Tour/Vuelta. So what Sky do with the Giro will be interesting if Thomas is still there. But Pinot could be there as well if the rumours have any substance. Somehow I don't see Bernal leading at a grand tour yet depending on the team make up. Who knows.

 

[rick james]

seeing Froome shouting f*ck you with that accent was rather funny

 

[Blanco]

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its sad that he has to have 4 grand tours in his legs before other pro cyclist are at his level

I don't really think the 4 in a row matters that much, considering there wasn an entire winter halfway through.

It sure didn't seem to harm Valverde much in the 2016 Tour.

It's not like anyone can be compared to Valverde in this department. I'm not even sure he ever has peaks and falls in his form.

Well you just saw the fall in this Tour, and I'm hoping for a peak at Vuelta.

 

[bigcog]

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its sad that he has to have 4 grand tours in his legs before other pro cyclist are at his level

Well I hope that is the case. I want him to get the fifth TDF.

 

[yaco]

I suspect next year Froome will ride the Giro and the Vuelta - He can win one of those races while the TDF may now be out of his range.

 

[del1962]

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I suspect next year Froome will ride the Giro and the Vuelta - He can win one of those races while the TDF may now be out of his range.

If he wants the tour then no Giro, he will want to have another go at a 5th

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

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I suspect next year Froome will ride the Giro and the Vuelta - He can win one of those races while the TDF may now be out of his range.

No way.

He failed a double that most expect to be impossible. It was only because it was Froome that people started to forget its difficulty until it caught up with him.

He’s old enough that any race might prove retrospectively to be his last at the top, but this failure isn’t evidence of it. He will be back next year, all in for the Tour. Dumoulin and Roglic are likely to be the main obstacles, certainly Sky aren’t going to demote him for his own gregario.

 

[Valv.Piti]

I said it after La Vuelta last year and was proved to be spectacularly wrong, but the Giro was his last GT. Just gonna continue each season to state that and chances are I will be right some day.

 

[Poursuivant]

This is only the second GT since 2014 he has entered and finished that he hasn’t won.

 

[Lequack]

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This is only the second GT since 2014 he has entered and finished that he hasn’t won.

Are you saying he isn't going to do a Froome tomorrow and take the TT by storm thus winning the overall?

 

[Oliwright]

Froome, isn't exactly miles off winning this TDF. Froome will inevitably stop winning GTs one day, but after the stressful year he's had, I think he'd done very well.
In 2016 & 2017, he built his seasons about peaking for the Tour & the Vuelta. Next year he'll go all in for the Tour & I think it's 50/50 if he can pull it off or not.

 

[del1962]

Froome, isn't exactly miles off winning this TDF. Froome will inevitably stop winning GTs one day, but after the stressful year he's had, I think he'd done very well.
In 2016 & 2017, he built his seasons about peaking for the Tour & the Vuelta. Next year he'll go all in for the Tour & I think it's 50/50 if he can pull it off or not.

Yes I think the competion will be even harder next year, especially from Dumoulin

 

[PremierAndrew]

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I said it after La Vuelta last year and was proved to be spectacularly wrong, but the Giro was his last GT. Just gonna continue each season to state that and chances are I will be right some day.

I reckon he's got another 2-3 GT wins in him