Teams & Riders Chris Froome Discussion Thread.

[Lequack]

So Chris is back to his African roots. This should propel him to a great season and the Tour* is almost a lock it seems.

*the Tour of Rwanda OFC

Live stream of the first stage, 25km to go

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LV7UdEBxLN4

 

[perico]

So did Froome finish in the main group and is he still in contention? This could be the beginning of a comeback to rival Armstrong in greatness.

 

[Lequack]

He did finish in the bunch.

 

[perico]

He did finish in the bunch.

He lost 8 seconds today. How’s he going to be competitive in the TDF when he can’t hold the wheel of riders like group one of tge TdR? Teddy Pogie leads out his sprinters and still finishes with the same time. Froome leads out Nadav Reisberg or something and gets dropped? This is the Tour of Rwanda for Pete’s sake. If he can’t give us some false hope here, then he truly needs to hang ‘em up.

 

[Elos Anjos]

Some Froome fans are like the boys who see in every bread crumble that a girl drops a hint for hope. Move on.

 

[frisenfruitig]

He lost 8 seconds today. How’s he going to be competitive in the TDF when he can’t hold the wheel of riders like group one of tge TdR? Teddy Pogie leads out his sprinters and still finishes with the same time. Froome leads out Nadav Reisberg or something and gets dropped? This is the Tour of Rwanda for Pete’s sake. If he can’t give us some false hope here, then he truly needs to hang ‘em up.

Depends on what you mean by "competitive". He might win a mountain stage if the breakaway only consists of guys like Kristoff or Jakobsen.

 

[Jagartrott]

In all seriousness, I would still bet on Kristoff in that case.

 

[wirral]

Froomedog going full circle, "Back to Africa".

Surely this is his undeclared swansong.

Let's hope so.

 

[Skijumper Roglic fan]

Froomey is getting the miles in, now. Training by racing, and Ruanda is a good place for that.

Believe me, he‘ll be ready for #5 in July. He‘s doing small improvements. He was good at TDU already, and shows clear improvement currently, in Ruanda. He‘s exactly where he needs to be, at the moment.

 

[perico]

He‘s exactly where he needs to be, at the moment.

Nadav Reisberg’s leadout man?

 

[Andy schleck]

Some Froome fans are like the boys who see in every bread crumble that a girl drops a hint for hope. Move on.

Yeah, but froome have 4 tours de france. How many tours your idol quintana have? 0.
He can't even get a job in a cycling team. Don't cry.

 

[Extinction]

Yeah, but froome have 4 tours de france. How many tours your idol quintana have? 0.
He can't even get a job in a cycling team. Don't cry.

4 Tours on Sky √π∆ versus Barloworld/Israel. You do the math.

 

[Andy schleck]

4 Tours on Sky √π∆ versus Barloworld/Israel. You do the math.

It doesn't matter. Nobody is gonna take from him, his seven grand tours.

 

[Lequack]

Short interview with him. He's now about 40 seconds behind in the overall.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1628024290162401281

View: https://twitter.com/IsraelPremTech/status/1628024290162401281?s=20

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Short interview with him. He's now about 40 seconds behind in the overall.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1628024290162401281

View: https://twitter.com/IsraelPremTech/status/1628024290162401281?s=20

"horrendous" and "good", not sure what to think. Hopefully Chris still has some high-RPM action in store, he just need a bit more miles under his belt. Kigali is probably too early but at Col Loze he will teach younger mutants a lesson.

 

[bigcog]

He did ok in TDF last year until forced out due to illness but I'd be very surprised if he does anything of note this year. I now watch him in hope rather than expectation.

 

[tonymikejoe]

After today's 4th stage the Tour du Rwanda, that included three First Category climbs, Chris Froome finds himself in a creditable 21st position overall, 1min8secs down on the leader.
I predicted he would finish around 45th once the eight stages are completed.
He is outperforming my forecast at the moment and with half the race to go and plenty of climbing I hope that continues.

 

[perico]

He did ok in TDF last year until forced out due to illness

OK compared to what exactly? Props for the ride at Alpe d’huez but this doesn’t even look like rider who is just past his best. This guy won 7 GTs, and now looks like Greg LeMond at the Tour de Trump all year round. His climbing form is closer to Mario Cipoollini than Claudio Chiappucci these days.

The guy had a horrendous accident three years ago and it’s a blessing that he can still ride, but for Christ’s sake, do something Froome.

 

[Andy schleck]

Looking to his strava, today he did 211 km, but the stage was 138 km. 72 km until km 0?

 

[Andy schleck]

OK compared to what exactly? Props for the ride at Alpe d’huez but this doesn’t even look like rider who is just past his best. This guy won 7 GTs, and now looks like Greg LeMond at the Tour de Trump all year round. His climbing form is closer to Mario Cipoollini than Claudio Chiappucci these days.

The guy had a horrendous accident three years ago and it’s a blessing that he can still ride, but for Christ’s sake, do something Froome.

Actually is best performance wasn't alpe d huez. His best performance was stage 16, on mur de peguere. On that stage he finished 31 th with the same time of pinot, lutsenko, mas. He finish 2min and 40 seconds behind pogacar and vingegaard. Clearly he was getting better. Then, he was infected by coronavirus.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Looking to his strava, today he did 211 km, but the stage was 138 km. 72 km until km 0?

If one of his legs is still longer than the other, it might be difficult for him to ride in a straight line*


*That should of course not influence the Strava file too much

 

[Red Rick]

Let's keep the Clinic talk out guys.

No need for that, especially these last 4 years.

 

[Taxus4a]

If one of his legs is still longer than the other, it might be difficult for him to ride in a straight line*


*That should of course not influence the Strava file too much

that yesterday stage. He put something before the stage..but anyway his strava yesterday didnt work very well....today ok.

 

[Taxus4a]

Finally he was 24th, losing 4 minutes, after 2 mechanicals in a rainy day. About 60 Km of solo attack in one of the Queen stages. the hardest in elevation gained with difference.

I think he is in condition to win the stage tomorrow. He has to know when to move as he is not in the figh for GC. Not easy but he can try.

The team is just 2 riders now.

 

[Taxus4a]

Looking at his strava, he has his Bike stopped with the two puntures on the long climb and the fall of the descent, when he was just droped: 50,30 and 15 second.
So other way I think I could have at leat be on the main group at the end after a long breakaway.