Teams & Riders Chris Froome Discussion Thread.

[stefank]

He's riding the Melbourne to Warnambool race on Sunday, one of the oldest races that have been continuously running. A 267km one day race.

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There's even a stream on SBS if you can get it.

Are you sure about the Sunday bit? Unless he's entered the women's race......

 

[claude cat]

Are you sure about the Sunday bit? Unless he's entered the women's race......

Sorry, thought it was the women's race on Saturday and the mens on Sunday.

doh

 

[Savant12]

Any guesses on how many kilometres reached before Froome's likely DNF?

Or is he going to treat it as just another training ride?

 

[tonymikejoe]

I think his Israel team mate Simon Clarke is competing and as he has a better finish, will probably work for him.
It is not a WT-level race so Froome may be able to hang on to the finish.
It's like the old days of the Anatomic Jockstrap!

 

[yaco]

It's a long race at 267 kms and can be challenging if they ride into a headwind.

 

[Taxus4a]

Any guesses on how many kilometres reached before Froome's likely DNF?

Or is he going to treat it as just another training ride?

Today he rode alone 197 km.

The race is quite flat, but not totallay, and with that distance looks to me at San Remo.

Organicers expect between 6 and 8 hours, I think they means the winner...with headwind a no profesional should take very long time... Anyway, I am not sure with kind of race is this....if they race as a team, alone, is a real race, ....??

Clarke?? he shoul be the clear favourite.

 

[wheresmybrakes]

Any guesses on how many kilometres reached before Froome's likely DNF?

Or is he going to treat it as just another training ride?

Depends where his hotel is along the route.

 

[RedheadDane]

Depends where his hotel is along the route.

So, if the organisers want to make sure he finish, all they need to do is make sure he gets a hotel well after the finish line?
Provided it's the organisers who take care of those kinds of things.

 

[Panda Claws]

Froome still sandbagging?

 

[red_flanders]

Froome still sandbagging?

If sandbagging means taking big money for zero results and continually telling the world he's "getting in training" and "getting more fitness", yes.

 

[stefank]

He managed 12th:

1.	17	Tristan SAUNDERS (BLN)			7h00:17
2.	24	Brendon GREEN (CDF)			+2:59
3.	84	Bailey MCDONALD (NCM)			+3:04
4.	48	Brendon DAVIDS (CPU)			+3:04
5.	212	Jordan VILLANI			+3:04
6.	14	Samuel JENNER (BLN)			+3:04
7.	152	Liam JOHNSTON			+3:13
8.	33	Benjamin HILL (BRE)			+4:51
9.	11	Tom CHAPMAN (BLN)			+5:05
10.	47	Bentley NIQUET-OLDEN (CPU)			+5:05
11.	137	Joseph Daniel BONELLO			+5:09
12.	131	Chris FROOME			+5:14

 

[Extinction]

5:14 down on the great Tristan Saunders certainly bodes well for the season, I'm sure.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

On route to number 5

 

[IndianCyclist]

he may be behind in results but he sure is front page on cyclingnews and first on the forums.

 

[DNP-Old]

5:14 down on the great Tristan Saunders certainly bodes well for the season, I'm sure.

Well, I mean, he was sitting in the peloton 11 minutes behind the lead group, only to attack and make up 6-ish minutes together with his archenemy Ben Hill, it ain't as bad as it looks.

 

[Extinction]

Well, I mean, he was sitting in the peloton 11 minutes behind the lead group, only to attack and make up 6-ish minutes together with his archenemy Ben Hill, it ain't as bad as it looks.

Arch enemy Ben Hill? Well if that's his greatest adversary, I'm standing by my original post.

 

[gregrowlerson]

Arch enemy Ben Hill? Well if that's his greatest adversary, I'm standing by my original post.

Chris Froome's current career is a bit like Benny Hill.

 

[DNP-Old]

Arch enemy Ben Hill? Well if that's his greatest adversary, I'm standing by my original post.

I say it with a wink. A few years back Froome was leading a lot of classifications in the Sun Tour, including points. Ben Hill was desperate to join the break to win the latter, but Froome personally made sure he didn’t get as much as a finger of distance.

 

[Taxus4a]

The race finished. The break got it. Froome was 12 th. He tried a coubter attack as you puta veré. I Saw a highlights video and he was in the firsts positions of the pelotón most of the race. At the begining, with lot of clothes, It was quite cold at the start and headwind, so a Big training for Froome.

 

[Savant12]

he may be behind in results but he sure is front page on cyclingnews and first on the forums.

He will always be clickbait material but as a GC racer, he's done!

 

[CyclistAbi]

Who is this lad? Will keep an eye on him. Looks promising.

 

[myrideissteelerthanyours]

Froome doesn't just ride on for himself no its something much greater. He rides for Horner, Schleck, and all the riders who emotionally upset this forum.

 

[Skijumper Roglic fan]

In 2017, circa, I often thought, „Could this Froome guy please retire, now?“…

Nowadays, I honestly fear the day Chris retires. I wish he‘ll remain a pro for the next five or ten years…

He‘s just entertaining, these days. And in a good way. Somehow, he seems to be back to his old days, still at Barloworld.

What he‘s been through, already. The worm stories. His Salzburg crash. His domestique duties for Henderson. Battling amateurs in non-UCI races. Winning 4 TdF GCs, in between.

This guy is so much more than an average pro cyclist. And the number of people who dislike him probably decreases day by day…

 

[tonymikejoe]

In 2017, circa, I often thought, „Could this Froome guy please retire, now?“…

Nowadays, I honestly fear the day Chris retires. I wish he‘ll remain a pro for the next five or ten years…

He‘s just entertaining, these days. And in a good way. Somehow, he seems to be back to his old days, still at Barloworld.

What he‘s been through, already. The worm stories. His Salzburg crash. His domestique duties for Henderson. Battling amateurs in non-UCI races. Winning 4 TdF GCs, in between.

This guy is so much more than an average pro cyclist. And the number of people who dislike him probably decreases day by day…

I am sure he will at least compete in the World Tour until the end of 2024, so hopefully more moments to enjoy.

 

[DNP-Old]

I am sure he will at least compete in the World Tour until the end of 2024, so hopefully more moments to enjoy.

He has a contract until 2026, and there's just not a chance he'd walk away from 5 million plus a season. With Israel getting invites to most important races, he'll be around.