Teams & Riders Chris Froome Discussion Thread.

[TourOfSardinia]

Strange that he still started the next day and risked even more crashes.

THIS ^
especially when Brailsford/Sky have been so on-message about only
letting riders ride who are fit (tue or not). Froome wasn't fit and they couldn't tell.

Plus http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/fro...ured-hand-and-wrist-in-tour-de-france-crashes

It was speculated that Froome would recover to ride the Vuelta a España, but he will now need much longer to recover from the injuries that took him out of the Tour de France.

Outta the vuelta

 

[Justico]

he we will back training in a few weeks so probably he will do Vuelta if no other problems occur (team doctor)

 

[maxmartin]

THIS ^
especially when Brailsford/Sky have been so on-message about only
letting riders ride who are fit (tue or not). Froome wasn't fit and they couldn't tell.

Plus http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/fro...ured-hand-and-wrist-in-tour-de-france-crashes

Outta the vuelta

they already use TEU to win the race? So what do you expect from them?

 

[jens_attacks]

he we will back training in a few weeks so probably he will do Vuelta if no other problems occur (team doctor)

doesn't the vuelta start in a few weeks?

well he can hit the turbo 24/24 i guess, i doubt that he can start the vuelta though. if he will, he won't have the form to contest the overall

 

[murali]

this is sad news.

i am still ****ed off at the race organizers for letting the stage 5 be contested.

i was hoping for a Froome vs Quintana duel in the Veulta. Now even tht is gone

I hope he recovers soon.

 

[maxmartin]

doesn't the vuelta start in a few weeks?

well he can hit the turbo 24/24 i guess, i doubt that he can start the vuelta though. if he will, he won't have the form to contest the overall

he is all year around skeleton, so i guess he can be ready whenever.

 

[Pricey_sky]

Well, well, well. After getting the MRI scan today it confirms that the injuries suffers were more than most of us even realised. Fair play to Froome for even getting on his bike on Wednesday, I guess he did show the strength of a champion that some argued he didn't have?

They still mention the Vuelta as a possible target, I wouldn't rule Froome out just yet as there are still 6 weeks to the start. However if it takes time then he should give himself time, no point rushing back and risking further damage that could threaten his career.

 

[del1962]

Well, well, well. After getting the MRI scan today it confirms that the injuries suffers were more than most of us even realised. Fair play to Froome for even getting on his bike on Wednesday, I guess he did show the strength of a champion that some argued he didn't have?

They still mention the Vuelta as a possible target, I wouldn't rule Froome out just yet as there are still 6 weeks to the start. However if it takes time then he should give himself time, no point rushing back and risking further damage that could threaten his career.

He should only do the Vuelta if it wont aggravate his injuries

 

[maxmartin]

Well, well, well. After getting the MRI scan today it confirms that the injuries suffers were more than most of us even realised. Fair play to Froome for even getting on his bike on Wednesday, I guess he did show the strength of a champion that some argued he didn't have?

They still mention the Vuelta as a possible target, I wouldn't rule Froome out just yet as there are still 6 weeks to the start. However if it takes time then he should give himself time, no point rushing back and risking further damage that could threaten his career.

do u know if Wiggins rider Vuelta?

 

[Pricey_sky]

He should only do the Vuelta if it wont aggravate his injuries

Yes that's kind of the point I made at the bottom, no point damaging himself any further when he can just rest and start training in the winter to be ready for next season.

do u know if Wiggins rider Vuelta?

He has come out and said he would love to ride it but of course it's up to Brailsford. If Froome cant make it then I hope Kennaugh can be given a chance to show what he can do, if Wiggins can support him then that's great.

 

[yespatterns]

Speaking from personal experience (My 4th and 5th metacarpals in my right hand are currently broken, as well as two fractures in the same wrist), I'd assume he could do the Vuelta. Obviously it depends on the complexity of the fractures, but I was on the bike (road not trainer) two weeks after, and there was discomfort, but I imagine after six weeks or so it would be fine or least serviceable to race. In any event, I think a Froome/Quintana rematch could still easily happen this year.

eta: I should also add I didnt ride in drops that much and just used my CC top levers, so maybe that makes a difference too.

 

[roundabout]

he is all year around skeleton, so i guess he can be ready whenever.

no, missed training time is still missed training time

 

[maxmartin]

Speaking from personal experience (My 4th and 5th metacarpals in my right hand are currently broken, as well as two fractures in the same wrist), I'd assume he could do the Vuelta. Obviously it depends on the complexity of the fractures, but I was on the bike (road not trainer) two weeks after, and there was discomfort, but I imagine after six weeks or so it would be fine or least serviceable to race. In any event, I think a Froome/Quintana rematch could still easily happen this year.

eta: I should also add I didnt ride in drops that much and just used my CC top levers, so maybe that makes a difference too.

thanks for the info

 

[maxmartin]

no, missed training time is still missed training time

he can still do indoor roller, his legs are fine. I am sure sky can come up with other devices to help him train and recover without using his hands

 

[Super Voeckler]

perhaps if he wasnt an actual skeleton then his body could have absorbed some of the impact instead of snapping

 

[Justico]

perhaps if he wasnt an actual skeleton then his body could have absorbed some of the impact instead of snapping

he broke 2 bones because he is skinny? other gc riders would have survived because extra 0.5mm fat ?

lol

dude, when you fall is about luck not half a percentage extra body fat

 

[dastott]

Broke my wrist a few months ago. Could ride my bike Ok but could not change gear for weeks. Indoor training will be fine. Wiggins did well in 2011 after breaking collarbone in the Tour.

 

[movingtarget]

Well, well, well. After getting the MRI scan today it confirms that the injuries suffers were more than most of us even realised. Fair play to Froome for even getting on his bike on Wednesday, I guess he did show the strength of a champion that some argued he didn't have?

They still mention the Vuelta as a possible target, I wouldn't rule Froome out just yet as there are still 6 weeks to the start. However if it takes time then he should give himself time, no point rushing back and risking further damage that could threaten his career.

Froome has been banged about this year. Back, hip and now arm. I don't think he will ride the Vuelta somehow. As good a race as the Vuelta has been for the past few years, it's the Tour that the sponsors care about. I think Froome may rest up. He may not even do the Worlds but if he does, the Vuelta would be the best preparation for him. Maybe the frustration of his Tour will get him on the line for the Vuelta. As for his injury well the truth will out and the doubters about Froome can keep doubting. If it's not his toughness, or his medication it's something else. You have to be tough just to finish Tour let alone win it.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

[...] it's the Tour that the sponsors care about. I think Froome may rest up. [...] As for his injury well the truth will out and the doubters about Froome can keep doubting. If it's not his toughness, or his medication it's something else. You have to be tough just to finish Tour let alone win it.

"A Tour de France winner has to be able to ride on every kind of road," Prudhomme told Cyclingnews

 

[rghysens]

Which probably means he knew he was pretty much done on Tuesday evening. I'm surprised he even started on Wednesday.

With a bit of luck he'd fallen again on the cobbles and blame them for his broken wrist.
...alas...

 

[Hawkwood]

Speaking from personal experience (My 4th and 5th metacarpals in my right hand are currently broken, as well as two fractures in the same wrist), I'd assume he could do the Vuelta. Obviously it depends on the complexity of the fractures, but I was on the bike (road not trainer) two weeks after, and there was discomfort, but I imagine after six weeks or so it would be fine or least serviceable to race. In any event, I think a Froome/Quintana rematch could still easily happen this year.

eta: I should also add I didnt ride in drops that much and just used my CC top levers, so maybe that makes a difference too.

I fractured my wrist in a cycle crash and had a fibre glass cast on for eight weeks. I couldn't have ridden a bike with it on. But I was possibly unlucky with the type of fracture I had.

 

[yespatterns]

I fractured my wrist in a cycle crash and had a fibre glass cast on for eight weeks. I couldn't have ridden a bike with it on. But I was possibly unlucky with the type of fracture I had.

Hi hawk, the doc recommended I do the same, but my job demands a certain amount of dexterity that wouldn't allow, so he hooked me up with a 3/4 coverage fiberglass splint that I used in conjunction with lots of wraps, so I could take it on and off as needed. Some days I wish I had gone the cast route, but most are livable.I guess we can both look forward to predicting low pressure weather cells coming in from now on

 

[Hawkwood]

Hi hawk, the doc recommended I do the same, but my job demands a certain amount of dexterity that wouldn't allow, so he hooked me up with a 3/4 coverage fiberglass splint that I used in conjunction with lots of wraps, so I could take it on and off as needed. Some days I wish I had gone the cast route, but most are livable.I guess we can both look forward to predicting low pressure weather cells coming in from now on

`Low pressure weather cells' so that would be most days for me! I've just looked up what I had and it was a scaphoid fracture, and the normal treatment is a scaphoid cast that stays on for 6 to 8 weeks. Interesting that the site I've been looking at states that X-rays can miss a scaphoid fracture, and that MRI scans are the best way of identifying them. On Tuesday evening the French doctor said that Froome had had an X-ray in the mobile unit that accompanies the Tour, and that was clear, but that he might need an MRI scan which he'd have to go away for. So if this is correct Froome/Sky might have thought he was in the clear on Tuesday, whereas he actually had a scaphoid fracture that the X-ray didn't find.

 

[elfed68]

I've had a scaphoid fracture which didn't even show after two x rays.
Went to casualty for the third time after it wasn't getting any better and the doctor put it in a cast in the presumption it was a break.
An MRI four weeks later confirmed this and was in a cast for about 5 months, and probably didn't regain full strength for another 6 months. It's notorious for taking a long time to heal, as the break restricts blood flow to the unattached piece of bone, although it can be pinned if there are complications which probably accelerates the recovery.

 

[webvan]

Wow it sounds like one of the worst fractures you can get...on paper a collarbone fracture seems more "spectacular" but it normally heals quickly and well.