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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
SHAD0W93

SHAD0W93

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Krzysztof_O said:
Another good day: more riders behind Chris than ahead of him.
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Though his group did contain 51-75.
It would be nice if he tried the breakaway one of these stages.

Let’s say he stays like this showing in TdR and CdD, without going in the breakaway and getting dropped on every stage but a flat one. Does the team really need to take him to continue that trend like last year.
 
lenric

lenric

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gunara said:
A way to finally lure Valverde to retirement. Are we going to have Flèche Masters too?
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yeah, why not?
just imagine seeing Cancellara and Wiggins there also grabbing their bidons with Gulden Draak beer before the murs
 
TourOfSardinia

TourOfSardinia

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Not so great today in ToA
Last of the IPT guys today
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Taxus4a

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SafeBet said:
He crashed on a descent, don't know how much it affected the result.
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Off course his result today was consecuence of the crash ..nothing serious, but for him is to be in a group behind. And tomorrow is a very short stage with step climbs, so the worse for him... I think no conclusions for this race again, nor positives nor negatives...that was the same several races last year...hope anyway he rode TD Romandie, but anyway his schedule I just hope see him compleetitive soon, and I think so.
 
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SHAD0W93

SHAD0W93

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Wouldn’t a shorter stage suit him more now because of the endurance issue and him getting dropped?
 
Taxus4a

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SHAD0W93 said:
Wouldn’t a shorter stage suit him more now because of the endurance issue and him getting dropped?
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No, he is an endurance rider. And he has trained for 8 hours rides ...at longer stages he would be better..and longer climbs no so hard as well. If he do well ok after his crash with this stage it would be a very good signal.
 
SHAD0W93

SHAD0W93

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Taxus4a said:
No, he is an endurance rider. And he has trained for 8 hours rides ...at longer stages he would be better..and longer climbs no so hard as well. If he do well ok after his crash with this stage it would be a very good signal.
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Then what’s a good stage for his endurance since he’s only been able to stay in the group when it’s flat. Is everything just too short and that’s the issue? Needs 200km plus again?
 
gunara

gunara

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SHAD0W93 said:
Then what’s a good stage for his endurance since he’s only been able to stay in the group when it’s flat. Is everything just too short and that’s the issue? Needs 200km plus again?
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Roubaix has never been so in the bag
 
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TMJ said:
Chris Froome did ride the Tour of the Alps in 2021, finishing 93rd.
He is currently sitting in 91st place.
Clear signs of the improvements he keeps talking about.
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Exactly… I‘m looking forward to Romandie next week. That‘s one of Chris‘ favourite races. Believe me, he will be strong in Romandie.

He will ride on these western-Swiss roads and remember the days when he had nice battles against Spilak there.

Now it‘s Romandie next week, then Dauphine in June, for Chris. And, I‘m sure, in July, we‘ll see him at the Tour de France.

Maybe today, he goes for a breakaway in the TotA… :)
 
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wheresmybrakes said:
The longer the stage the more time he loses, is that the name of the game? C'mon Chris, stop working for others and go for it, show us what you're real form is like.
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Rumours say doctors are still cautious with Chris, after his Dauphine crash. So I could imagine he shall not exceed a heart rate of 110 or something like this during competitions.

I guess for Romandie, they will allow him to go to the dark yellow zone, and in Dauphine 2022 he will go into the red zone, as far as heart rate is concerned.

Then he could go for a stage win in Dauphine, and for the GC of the TdF, afterwards.

Pogacar will have serious problems beating Chris in the Tour 2022. Compared to Chris, Pogacar is „a very weak rider“, as my mate would say. Chris won four TdF, Pogi only won two. Clear advantage for Froomey.

Just as Wiggo said: if Froomey wants to win a fifth TdF, he should try in the years 2022 to 2026. :)
 
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gregrowlerson

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SHAD0W93 said:
Then what’s a good stage for his endurance since he’s only been able to stay in the group when it’s flat. Is everything just too short and that’s the issue? Needs 200km plus again?
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We need next year's tour to start in the Himalayas, before a rather large transfer back to France. That should give Froome at least a half an hour advantage before all of the 'hills'.

It will be a great, and surprisingly close race. Like 2006 with Oscar, but kind of in reverse.
 
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