Teams & Riders Chris Froome Discussion Thread.

[VayaVayaVaya]

Seems like I've made that clear several times. What are you missing?


Again, someone suggested it wasn't about the money. I responded that I think it's obviously about the money. Does that mean I think he shouldn't ride out his contract? No. Do I think he's giving it his all? Not for a moment. Not complicated, other than you making an assumption about my meaning. That gets complicated.

I know it's fun to ascribe all kinds of intentions and motivations to people you don't know because it makes the offending statements feel better, but maybe people could try reading and reacting to what's actually said, rather than arguing points no one is making.

That'd be nice.

Honest question from someone who has perused the thread over the years but doesn’t want to commit to a marathon session: Is there a summary of Froome’s transgressions somewhere?

 

[red_flanders]

Honest question from someone who has perused the thread over the years but doesn’t want to commit to a marathon session: Is there a summary of Froome’s transgressions somewhere?

Not that I’m aware of.

 

[JimPanzen]

Into the Top 30. Froome is just slow-timing his peak for the Tour.

I really hope so, he has some open business with the Czech Tour from 2023. Hopefully he can peak for his season highlight this year in July.

https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider-in-race/christopher-froome/czech-tour

 

[tonymikejoe]

Today's rolling Stage 4 of the Tour of Rwanda with a Cat 1; three Cat 2's and a Cat 3 climb has concluded with Froome finishing 41st - 1min 19secs behind the winner.
Overall, Froome is now 32nd. 3mins and 37secs down on the race leader.
Tomorrow's Stage 5 is a (not too steep) straight uphill grind of 13K.
It will be an interesting test of Froome's form.

 

[Izzyeviel]

Will he make the time cut?

 

[saunaking]

Honest question from someone who has perused the thread over the years but doesn’t want to commit to a marathon session: Is there a summary of Froome’s transgressions somewhere?

check the clinic

 

[VayaVayaVaya]

check the clinic

Shocking but true: The Froome thread in the Clinic has nearly as many posts as the non-Clinic Remco and Roglic rider threads - combined.

 

[Taxus4a]

Very happy about today Froome s victory, Hope more to come along the season.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Chris far from his peak form but there's still a lot of time till the battle of the century in July! He'll be ready to teach younger generation a lesson.

 

[ManicJack]

Very happy about today Froome s victory, Hope more to come along the season.

Did he win a post race raffle prize or something?

 

[Taxus4a]

Did he win a post race raffle prize or something?

He got the first breakaway of the day and won the first sprint at Rubengera, Km 13,5 andhe is now 6th at general clasification. An sprint that mark and before and an after on his comeback,😜

 

[ManicJack]

He got the first breakaway of the day and won the first sprint at Rubengera, Km 13,5 andhe is now 6th at general clasification. An sprint that mark and before and an after on his comeback,😜

He is 32nd in GC. The fact that you haven't been perma banned is mind boggling

 

[TourOfSardinia]

He is 32nd in GC. The fact that you haven't been perma banned is mind boggling

he Taxes Us our patience
but he's quite friendly
and mostly harmless.

 

[RedheadDane]

He is 32nd in GC. The fact that you haven't been perma banned is mind boggling

I don't think it's against the rules to wildly hype riders, who are long past their prime.
Bit weird, sure, but not prohibited.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

He is 32nd in GC. The fact that you haven't been perma banned is mind boggling

Taxus meant that Froome's now 6th in the sprint classification.

 

[ManicJack]

I don't think it's against the rules to wildly hype riders, who are long past their prime.
Bit weird, sure, but not prohibited.

If that's what you want to call it.

 

[ManicJack]

Taxus meant that Froome's now 6th in the sprint classification.

Make that "intermediate sprints".

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Make that "intermediate sprints".

That is usually the same thing, as the other one is usually called the points classification. Anyway, all I'm saying is that Taxus' point, which wasn't to be taken overly serious anyway, got lost in translation.

 

[SHAD0W93]

If Froome doesn’t finish higher than last year this can only be looked at as a disappointment after being able to freewill the TTT and take the day off.

 

[Taxus4a]

He is 32nd in GC. The fact that you haven't been perma banned is mind boggling

He will finished this race IMO among the 10 strong riders. Today he got a break, first at the sprint, after at the front helping his mates and didnt lose too much time. it is ok.
Tomorrow the team will prefer he save energy to help the team next days, but I would like he making a good test. Anyway the team prefer him not far in GC to make other teams work if he attack as today, so I have the hope he try it.

 

[saunaking]

He will finished this race IMO among the 10 strong riders. Today he got a break, first at the sprint, after at the front helping his mates and didnt lose too much time. it is ok.
Tomorrow the team will prefer he save energy to help the team next days, but I would like he making a good test. Anyway the team prefer him not far in GC to make other teams work if he attack as today, so I have the hope he try it.

The top 10 riders in this race.
Ahem.

1	EINHORN Itamar	Israel - Premier Tech	240	269
2	LECERF William Junior	Soudal - Quick-Step Devo Team	224	287
3	ROUGIER-LAGANE Christopher	Mauritius	205	315
4	LATOUR Pierre	TotalEnergies	201	319
5	AMARI Hamza	Algeria	153	401
6	TEUGELS Lennert	Bingoal WB	139	435
7	GLIVAR Gal	UAE Team Emirates Gen Z	134	455
8	CURRIE Logan	Lotto Dstny Development Team	133	458
9	JASIM AL-ALI Abdulla	UAE Team Emirates Gen Z	124	481
10	OURSELIN Paul	TotalEnergies	114	512

 

[Hugh Januss]

He will finished this race IMO among the 10 strong riders. Today he got a break, first at the sprint, after at the front helping his mates and didnt lose too much time. it is ok.
Tomorrow the team will prefer he save energy to help the team next days, but I would like he making a good test. Anyway the team prefer him not far in GC to make other teams work if he attack as today, so I have the hope he try it.

You need Jesus!

 

[perico]

If Froome doesn’t finish higher than last year this can only be looked at as a disappointment after being able to freewill the TTT and take the day off.

On the bright side, he finished the stage 10 minutes ahead of Vinokourov, so something is going well… never mind, that’s 10 minutes ahead of Vino Jr.

 

[Rackham]

ITT result:

57	ROUGIER-LAGANE Christopher	Mauritius				4:28	27.874
58	FROOME Chris	Israel - Premier Tech				,,	27.874

Christopher & Chris, 4 minutes & 28 seconds down on the winner (Pierre Latour) in a 13km ITT.

Those miles... were hard. Very hard.

 

[ManicJack]

Those numbers can be be very deceiving. I'll wait for the fake non English speaker to let me know what really happened.