Teams & Riders Chris Froome Discussion Thread.

[Rackham]

What was once "has Froome been dropped yet?" has now become... "has Froome even finished yet?!"

Edit: he finished 126th, 22:09 minutes down.

 

[rallybanana]

Froome 126th - 22:09 behind the winner

 

[rallybanana]

I predict he finishes 5.00mins behind today's winner.

Worst prediction ever

 

[Savant12]

Froome 126th - 22:09 behind the winner

How long was the autograph line?

 

[Red Rick]

Probably he only races because he can't refuse to race or else he'll be in breach of contract, and Israel are similarly obliged to put him in races?

 

[theyoungest]

Froome 126th - 22:09 behind the winner

A failed attempt to get the lanterne rouge. One guy finished behind him.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Can't wait for the Taxus post tonight where he says he just watch the whole stage, that froome was working for the team and keeping position in the front of the group until his work was done at 30km, but that he expected slightly better, and that he should be working less and getting more opportunities in the next races.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Probably he only races because he can't refuse to race or else he'll be in breach of contract, and Israel are similarly obliged to put him in races?

He probably gets big starting money. The race organisers‘ article on Stage 1 features him extensively. He‘s clearly carrying more excess weight than Remco is at his targeted GTs.

 

[Andy schleck]

Can't wait for the Taxus post tonight where he says he just watch the whole stage, that froome was working for the team and keeping position in the front of the group until his work was done at 30km, and that he should be working less and getting more opportunities in the next races.

He is getting the hard miles 😂

 

[Ilmaestro99]

He is getting the hard miles 😂

Thats what he's missing now, he's finally able to train properly after recovering from his crash, he's just missing those hard miles, just those really hard solid miles on the legs and then he will be at his 69kg race weight and able to follow Vingegard in le tour

 

[Ulle97]

The man should do the honourable thing and retire.

Fed up of him spoofing supporters on social media about riding into form, training hard, continuing to feel stronger etc

This rhetoric from him is just getting tiresome at this stage.

 

[rallybanana]

He probably gets big starting money. The race organisers‘ article on Stage 1 features him extensively. He‘s clearly carrying more excess weight than Remco is at his targeted GTs.

The three pinned news articles on the race website

Jul 27: "The opening stage of the Czech Tour was won by Itamar Einhorn, a teammate of Froome"

Jul 24: "Czech Tour: Chris Froome, three elite World Tour formations and the stars of the Czech peloton"

Jul 19: "Stars of the Czech Tour: Chris Froome"

 

[Andy schleck]

The man should do the honourable thing and retire.

Fed up of him spoofing supporters on social media about riding into form, training hard, continuing to feel stronger etc

This rhetoric from him is just getting tiresome at this stage.

He should retire when is contract ends, until then, he should take care of his life and his sons, and continue to make some good money.

 

[Red Rick]

He can always start a dumb podcast with supplement ads for people who struggle with badzilla

 

[ManicJack]

He should retire when is contract ends, until then, he should take care of his life and his sons, and continue to make some good money.

I would completely agree with you if he would simply stop the BS he spews on social media.

 

[rallybanana]

I had a secret thought that he might surprise us all and win this stage race outright given the fact that it is not a strong field........... Maybe I expect too much.

He could still do a Pereiro

 

[Rackham]

Probably he only races because he can't refuse to race or else he'll be in breach of contract, and Israel are similarly obliged to put him in races?

Could be.

I wonder what happens though when his level has tanked to the point he has trouble finishing these lower tiered races?

Even by his standards, this seems... bad? Like worse than usual considering the names of the other riders on the startlist.

How long was the autograph line?

How many Froome autographs does Taxus want?

 

[Taxus4a]

126

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Chris Froome

Israel-Premier Tech

22 minutes lost....Very dissapointing for me. If this is the way he want to show the team they were wrong, he is chosing the bad way....hope tomorrow fight for the stage, but seriusly I doubt,,,he came here I think with 2 kilos more than a month ago and no much motivation..But if he want fo find climbs at tour of Germany he is very wrong,,,I think this is the race more suit him of the rest of the year...and he could be leader....This is not the way, Chris!

 

[Tim Cahill]

Yeah the trolling of Adams is funny but him giving false hope constantly to his fans for the last 3 years strikes me as a bit cruel tbh

 

[Ulle97]

I would completely agree with you if he would simply stop the BS he spews on social media.

Thank you 👍

 

[Rackham]

126

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Chris Froome

Israel-Premier Tech

22 minutes lost....Very dissapointing for me. If this is the way he want to show the team they were wrong, he is chosing the bad way....hope tomorrow fight for the stage, but seriusly I doubt,,,he came here I think with 2 kilos more than a month ago and no much motivation..But if he want fo find climbs at tour of Germany he is very wrong,,,I think this is the race more suit him of the rest of the year...and he could be leader....This is not the way, Chris!

In all seriousness, after Adams heavily criticised Froome a few weeks ago, there's no way back for him. He's "done" as a pro cyclist for all intents & purposes. His team doesn't like him, want him or support him. It's basically fair to say Israel Premier Tech is actively attempting to dissuade him from extending his contract.

We're in the dark as far as the terms of his contract are concerned but 'if' he chooses to extend & continue, then what we're seeing in the Czech Tour is what awaits him over the next two years: obscure non-televised races where he finished towards the bottom of GC because he'll get zero support from anyone in the team. There are so many ways for a team to screw with a rider's preparation. It usually never happens (for obvious reasons) but I bet there's a whole variety of stuff which Adams can withdraw from Froome (or at least make his life difficult) in terms of equipment, transport, lodgings, altitude camps etc.

It's obviously now a game of brinkmanship where Froome is publicly acting like a 'pro-cyclist' & saying pro-cyclist stuff when in reality he's really just interested in the contract. The difference between now & previous years is his team knows this as well.

 

[Red Rick]

Yeah the trolling of Adams is funny but him giving false hope constantly to his fans for the last 3 years strikes me as a bit cruel tbh

At this point fans are just doing it to themselves.

 

[burning]

I am not sure whether there has been any multiple GT winner that had a such an extended period of zero relevance after their peak years. I would love to Froome write about the last 5 years at some point, but even if he writes a book, it's probably going to be a complete BS like Mein Climb.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

From his Czech Tour interview

If [Vingegaard] carries on the way he did this year I don't see anything stopping him [from reaching 4 Tdf wins]
This year, he didn't put a foot wrong throughout the race, so it was an extremely impressive ride by him. I think what was most impressive is what he did in the mountains that was amazing, but I think what he did in the time trial was just spectacular. To be beating pure time trialists, guys, who are really strong in time trials, guys like Van Aert by minutes... that was quite a performance.

[My dream of becoming a five-time champion] is still there, for me, right at the back of my mind somewhere. Realistically, I know it's going to be extremely hard to achieve with the younger guys of today's generation, but yeah, the dream is always there for me. Until I retire, that's what's going to be there burning the fire for me.

First paragraph - some reality, Second ....
But is this the first time we hear the retire word ?

 

[SHAD0W93]

Worst prediction ever

Mine was worse, I did say he’ll finish within 1 min today to bring hope and the blowup would be tomorrow.