Teams & Riders Chris Froome Discussion Thread.

[Froome]

Froome can retire in peace. He can never win the 5th one with Pogachar going thermonuclear

He probably can never win the 5th tour france, because it's almost impossible to froome comeback to 2012/2013 shape, that's the only way to beat pogacar (see the itts that froome did in 2012 and 2013 in the tour)

 

[Froome]

I really hope he keeps going. Seeing him in the grupetto, even for a few seconds makes my day.

You're a really sad person. Froome is in the grupetto laughing at you with 7 grand tours in the pocket, with a salary of 5 millions per year.

 

[Taxus4a]

Difficult to know how much he give on the ITT. Not full gas, but of course he didn't relax.. Similar time to his team mates Dan Martin and Woods. Maybe he can do a top 20 in the last ITT if he give everything as I expect.

 

[lenric]

ISN/Rik are blowing smoke up their own butts. Froome is eons away from not being quite there and perhaps old Froome by Vuelta

Oh but he's already the "old" Froome. The one from before 2011.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Chris seemingly saving himself today. He'll need a huge attack in the mountains to topple Pogi but don't count him out yet.

 

[PhiLiz]

You're a really sad person. Froome is in the grupetto laughing at you with 7 grand tours in the pocket, with a salary of 5 millions per year.

Stay mad.

 

[Ripper]

Oh but he's already the "old" Froome. The one from before 2011.

You are so correct with this!!

 

[red_flanders]

Every GC rider might as well and retire as well then

Would we call Froome a GC rider at this point?

 

[Froome]

Stay mad.

I'm not mad, no reasons for that, actually i'm laughing.

 

[Ripper]

Would we call Froome a GC rider at this point?

Ummmmmm

No

 

[Ripper]

I'm not mad, no reasons for that, actually i'm laughing.

Why are you laughing at Froome!

 

[Froome]

Why are you laughing at Froome!

Laughing at philiz ah ah.

 

[The pet snake of Froome]

Would we call Froome a GC rider at this point?

Of course not

 

[The pet snake of Froome]

He’s posted a picture in his Instagram story of where the chainring caught his leg

 

[Taxus4a]

Of course prime froome can fight with pogi and roglic, a guy who has a ftp of 6.4 w/kg can fight with everybody. And froome in his prime would be more faster today than 7 seven or 8 years ago, because the nutrition and training evolved.
The question is, can froome back to his best? Very difficult.

We dont know if Pogacar can improve his level, becouse he is really young, or not...The level he showed last year and this one so far is really high, but Froome best level as well....I think Froome could back close to his best level..but if that happen he will need luck to beat Pogacar. Froome would be happy to have option of podium in one of the GTs...But if Pereiro won a Tour you never Knows..you need luck and circunstances...The level Nibali had when he won the Tour I think is still possible for him....today he is far of that, but I think he will show a decent level at the end of the Tour and better at the Vuelta

 

[Eclipse]

He’s posted a picture in his Instagram story of where the chainring caught his leg

Oooph that one looks seriously nasty

 

[lenric]

We dont know if Pogacar can improve his level, becouse he is really young, or not...The level he showed last year and this one so far is really high, but Froome best level as well....I think Froome could back close to his best level..but if that happen he will need luck to beat Pogacar. Froome would be happy to have option of podium in one of the GTs...But if Pereiro won a Tour you never Knows..you need luck and circunstances...The level Nibali had when he won the Tour I think is still possible for him....today he is far of that, but I think he will show a decent level at the end of the Tour and better at the Vuelta

I think you should wake up.

 

[DanielSong39]

I think Nibali has a better chance of winning another Tour than Froome and I don't think Nibali has any chance at all.

These days Froome is being dropped by Sonny Colbrelli.

 

[Vino's Mum]

If it had empanadas, this would be the Betancur thread.

 

[movingtarget]

We dont know if Pogacar can improve his level, becouse he is really young, or not...The level he showed last year and this one so far is really high, but Froome best level as well....I think Froome could back close to his best level..but if that happen he will need luck to beat Pogacar. Froome would be happy to have option of podium in one of the GTs...But if Pereiro won a Tour you never Knows..you need luck and circunstances...The level Nibali had when he won the Tour I think is still possible for him....today he is far of that, but I think he will show a decent level at the end of the Tour and better at the Vuelta

Pereiro needed a lot to go his way and there hasn't been a Tour like that since. I don't see how Froome at his age can get anywhere back close to his best. Same goes for Nibali. GC history has shown that age is a major factor in winning grand tours. After the age of 33 or so the chances really drop off. Evans managed a late one then dropped pretty quickly same with Sastre. Contador and Quintana were never as good in their 30s. I expect Nibali to go backwards quickly when the harder stages are reached and with Froome its all about next season at this point.

 

[wheresmybrakes]

I think Nibali has a better chance of winning another Tour than Froome and I don't think Nibali has any chance at all.

These days Froome is being dropped by Sonny Colbrelli.

I think this is most unfair on Froome. The course so far has suited Colbrelli more, just wait until the roads start going uphill. Can we have a "who will finish higher up the GC, Froome or Colbrelli?" thread.

 

[memyselfandI]

Would we call Froome a GC rider at this point?

Yes, I think. Because GC rider is every rider who enters GT in a team w/ GC strategy. Team sport. And ISN has a GC strategy.

 

[Barnacle Bill]

Another clash with his old foe Quintana, but in the end they couldn't be separated. Still, it's a long way to Paris and the big mountains are yet to come.

 

[Froome]

Another clash with his old foe Quintana, but in the end they couldn't be separated. Still, it's a long way to Paris and the big mountains are yet to come.

And also nibali, he's gonna join froome and quintana. And maybe contador can let is job on eurosport for some days and join them in the gruppeto. The big four back together fighting for the victory in the grupetto ahah.

 

[saunaking]

We dont know if Pogacar can improve his level, becouse he is really young, or not...The level he showed last year and this one so far is really high, but Froome best level as well....I think Froome could back close to his best level..but if that happen he will need luck to beat Pogacar. Froome would be happy to have option of podium in one of the GTs...But if Pereiro won a Tour you never Knows..you need luck and circunstances...The level Nibali had when he won the Tour I think is still possible for him....today he is far of that, but I think he will show a decent level at the end of the Tour and better at the Vuelta

How can he come back near his best level? He is old, injured, has had 2 lost years, not sure what he is getting from this tour but its probably not improvements....
Oh, and now he is on a weak team, at least compared to sky
actually compared to sky its a *** team