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Bad luck is definitely part of it. When you are on the rivet you tend to be more crash-prone as well.Chris hit the deck again!
Second day in a row the 4-time TdF winner has tasted the tarmac.
Poor guy can't catch a break.
When you are on the rivet you tend to be more crash-prone as well.
Without meaning to be mean, now he will have these crashes to roll out as a explanation when he goes poorly in the mountainsChris hit the deck again!
Second day in a row the 4-time TdF winner has tasted the tarmac.
Poor guy can't catch a break.
When Froome crashes & continues on foot we'll know he's really back at his best.
But who makes him do it?
all the people saying he should quit, should stop, hang the bike to the wall
Well that 1985 Kate Bush song : "Running Up That Hill is back in the charts .............the fates are calling........When Froome crashes & continues on foot we'll know he's really back at his best.
Well he didn’t fall off and is still in one piece. That’s good enough for me. He was never a factor for GC. Maybe a stage win, which is more likely now that he shipped time. Of course he needs to have the legs and that is a big IfAt 4:12, not with the bigs though.
Help me understand why his time loss today is a factor in how likely it is that he win a stage? Under what scenario could he possibly win?Well he didn’t fall off and is still in one piece. That’s good enough for me. He was never a factor for GC. Maybe a stage win, which is more likely now that he shipped time. Of course he needs to have the legs and that is a big If
Help me understand why his time loss today is a factor in how likely it is that he win a stage? Under what scenario could he possibly win?
In German Eurosport they were saying Froome celebrated after the finish line (because he didn’t crash?).84th is also his second best stage result in the Tour since his crash.
Froome could be in yellow and no one would chase him if he tried breaking away. And no, that it’s not true for all riders. If they aren’t any actual threat, no one will care.Because the further you are away from the Yellow Jersey, the more likely you are to be allowed in the break. This is true of all riders
Froome could be in yellow and no one would chase him if he tried breaking away. And no, that it’s not true for all riders. If they aren’t any actual threat, no one will care.
You’re talking about teams without a GC contender wanting to hold on to the jersey when the OP is talking about GC riders and teams.No, teams like to keep hold of the yellow jersey. A break where the highest GC rider is 5 minutes down gets more leeway than one where they are 2 minutes down. That's why who are interested in getting in breakaways in the mountains deliberately lose time. This is basic stuff.
Of course, except it’s not true of all riders, only GC threats or someone likely to take yellow.Because the further you are away from the Yellow Jersey, the more likely you are to be allowed in the break. This is true of all riders