Teams & Riders Chris Froome Discussion Thread.

[movingtarget]

"The legs felt really good, which was a great sign. (...) I didn't want a repeat of last year crashing on day 1."

https://twitter.com/x/status/1542914953845276677

View: https://twitter.com/IsraelPremTech/status/1542914953845276677

He looks stunned by his own mediocrity...........

 

[movingtarget]

Pinot should be asking himself some serious f questions.............

 

[red_flanders]

This thread is going to be a gold mine (with posts like these) once Froome wins a stage and proves over half of the posts here from the last three years utterly wrong.

This after placing 112th today, losing 1:16 in a 13.2 k TT?

I want some of what you’re smoking.

He's a very positive guy

He’s a the most prolific purveyor of BS in the history of cycling.

 

[Ripper]

Pinot should be asking himself some serious f questions.............

Why?

 

[movingtarget]

Why?

Okay maybe I'm expecting too much of Pinot.

 

[Ripper]

Okay maybe I'm expecting too much of Pinot.

I think Pinot is going to ship lots of time in this first week on purpose. That will free him up for some stage hunting, and I think he would enjoy winning 1-2 stages

 

[dusty red roads]

Yes, he's going for polka dots I believe.

 

[gunara]

Yes, he's going for polka dots I believe.

You mean Pinot, right? Because Froome is going for just polka everyday at best, no dot.

 

[dusty red roads]

You mean Pinot, right? Because Froome is going for just polka everyday at best, no dot.

Yes Pinot, mais oui!!! In response to a poster concerned he dropped time in the time trial.
Not the other guy!

 

[SafeBet]

Even I would be a positive guy if I made the money he did for riding in the gruppetto all day

You'd still find a way to *** about the stage design while riding in the gruppetto.

 

[Red Rick]

You'd still find a way to *** about the stage design while riding in the gruppetto.

"This climb is pointless. Why is it here? Yeah I'm getting dropped but are the GC guys attacking? No. Ofxourse not. This climb is just here to bully me"

 

[witeken]

This after placing 112th today, losing 1:16 in a 13.2 k TT?

I want some of what you’re smoking.

Meh. Well given the weather conditions and that he isn't going for GC anyway i reckon he lost a minute just by avoiding risks, soft-pedaling and lack of TT training. Let's see on July 8 how much those 10-15 watts and "the legs are feeling great" are worth.

(My prediction was that 10-15W should be little enough so to still be able to follow top 10 GC riders. I do have a slight inkling this prediction may end up getting falsified rather brutally once pogi attacks, but hey.)

 

[topcat]

The Froome thread: you try to avoid it because you know it's not good for you. But inadvertently, you wander in there, get some instant gratification and then need to take an internal shower afterwards. Go Froomy!

 

[red_flanders]

Meh. Well given the weather conditions and that he isn't going for GC anyway i reckon he lost a minute just by avoiding risks, soft-pedaling and lack of TT training. Let's see on July 8 how much those 10-15 watts and "the legs are feeling great" are worth.

Why would anyone accept what Froome says about his form, his watts, or anything at face value? He’s lied so many times about so many things it beggars the imagination that people pay any attention to his comments.

Nothing he has done would indicate he’s anywhere near in the form to win a stage. Pay attention to what he does, not what he says.

 

[ppanther92]

Without his crash and normal mid 30s decline, where would you expect him to finish?

Obviously better than Valverde and Thomas since he was just a better GC rider than both. And thats probably enough to top 5/podium. Don't think he would challenge Pogacar though.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

You'd still find a way to *** about the stage design while riding in the gruppetto.

TIL Red Rick is Adam Hansen

 

[TourOfSardinia]

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156	Pidcock Tom		INEOS Grenadiers	+ 00​	​
157	Castroviejo Jonathan		INEOS Grenadiers	+ 00​	​
158	Froome Chris		Israel-Premier Tech	+ 00​	​
159	Bjerg Mikkel		UAE Team Emirates	+ 00​	​
160	Bennett George		UAE Team Emirates	+ 00​

Good Company

 

[Lequack]

Seems he got caught up as well

 

[Pinot's goat]

Seems he got caught up as well

He went down at speed in the final crash, his front wheel hit Fuglsang and his back wheel got swiped by a FDJ rider.

 

[Extinction]

But who makes him do it?

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Smart TT by Chris yesterday - it was the first part of the grand plan.
Now the second part of the plan: gain time in a breakaway.
The third part of the plan will be Pogacar saying "f**k you" to Froome sticking to his wheel in the mountains.

Go for #5 Chris!

 

[dutchdescent]

Smart TT by Chris yesterday - it was the first part of the grand plan.
Now the second part of the plan: gain time in a breakaway.
The third part of the plan will be Pogacar saying "f**k you" to Froome sticking to his wheel in the mountains.

Go for #5 Chris!

”Get off my wheel c*nt!” - Durianrider

 

[SHAD0W93]

Smart TT by Chris yesterday - it was the first part of the grand plan.
Now the second part of the plan: gain time in a breakaway.
The third part of the plan will be Pogacar saying "f**k you" to Froome sticking to his wheel in the mountains.

Go for #5 Chris!

I’d be pretty pissed off too if it felt like I was riding for two people and I turn around and Froome has a rope attached to his and my bike so I could tow him along.

 

[wheresmybrakes]

Seems he got caught up as well

Is his number badge in reference to just making the time cut? Lastminute.com!

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Is his number badge in reference to just making the time cut? Lastminute.com!

Perhaps it's the gruppetto aspiration to arrive in the last minute of the stage.