Teams & Riders Chris Froome Discussion Thread.

[Cance > TheRest]

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Mystery solved Flo

Didn't he avoid Nibali falling? Or did the maneuver cause his back wheel to break?

 

[rick james]

Just went over the last 15 or so pages of the thread for todays stage, jeez some of the replys about froome from the main cheerleader of the bertie fan club on here are shocking

 

[damian13ster]

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Mystery solved Flo

Didn't he avoid Nibali falling? Or did the maneuver cause his back wheel to break?

The latter

 

[SeriousSam]

It's a relief to learn he physically couldn't continue riding. Imagine how unfair it would have been, had he used his oh so slight involvement in the crash to take it easy to the finish, saving a huge amount of energy. A special exemption of the 3k rule would have been warranted then.

 

[SeriousSam]

The crash denied us the opportunity to learn something more about the expected climbing ability of the Big 4 later on. None of them suffered any injuries, so things are pretty much as they have been before.

Tejay isn't that far behind Nibali. I might have to start including him

 

[rick james]

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It's a relief to learn he physically couldn't continue riding. Imagine how unfair it would have been, had he used his oh so slight involvement in the crash to take it easy to the finish, saving a huge amount of energy. A special exemption of the 3k rule would have been warranted then.

its scary they way some are talking about the 3k rule, the seen it as a way for some to gain time so its like we should just forget about it because it suits them at this time.

 

[SeriousSam]

A stage won by Cavendish predictably had no impact at all on GC so I won't bother posting the updated graph. Tomorrow, though, they'll no doubt be some movement. A further divergence of the lines, I expect.

 

[Pricey_sky]

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It's a relief to learn he physically couldn't continue riding. Imagine how unfair it would have been, had he used his oh so slight involvement in the crash to take it easy to the finish, saving a huge amount of energy. A special exemption of the 3k rule would have been warranted then.

its scary they way some are talking about the 3k rule, the seen it as a way for some to gain time so its like we should just forget about it because it suits them at this time.

It was funny to see the amount of abuse Froome was getting despite the fact it was later proved he had no choice but to stop after the crash.

 

[PremierAndrew]

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It's a relief to learn he physically couldn't continue riding. Imagine how unfair it would have been, had he used his oh so slight involvement in the crash to take it easy to the finish, saving a huge amount of energy. A special exemption of the 3k rule would have been warranted then.

its scary they way some are talking about the 3k rule, the seen it as a way for some to gain time so its like we should just forget about it because it suits them at this time.

It was funny to see the amount of abuse Froome was getting despite the fact it was later proved he had no choice but to stop after the crash.

Why didn't he ride without a wheel ffs? He's just taking advantage of the situation

 

[Poursuivant]

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It's a relief to learn he physically couldn't continue riding. Imagine how unfair it would have been, had he used his oh so slight involvement in the crash to take it easy to the finish, saving a huge amount of energy. A special exemption of the 3k rule would have been warranted then.

its scary they way some are talking about the 3k rule, the seen it as a way for some to gain time so its like we should just forget about it because it suits them at this time.

It was funny to see the amount of abuse Froome was getting despite the fact it was later proved he had no choice but to stop after the crash.

It was embarassing, like a lot of the hate on here, it's an envy/worried stance more than anything.

 

[SeriousSam]

I know my graphs are hugely popular here, so I thought I'd ask the community for advice with the dilemma I'm now confronted with. I intended to track just the Big 4, fully expecting them to remain the most likely riders to win the Tour from start to finish. But now the Italian has faltered. He has allowed Tejay to surpass him. Tejay is now the 4th most likely rider to win the Tour.

The options are
Keep VN, add TJ
Keep VN, don't add TJ
Drop VN, add TJ
Drop VN, don't add TJ

 

[Irondan]

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I know my graphs are hugely popular here, so I thought I'd ask the community for advice with the dilemma I'm now confronted with. I intended to track just the Big 4, fully expecting them to remain the most likely riders to win the Tour from start to finish. But now the Italian has faltered. He has allowed Tejay to surpass him. Tejay is now the 4th most likely rider to win the Tour.

The options are
Keep VN, add TJ
Keep VN, don't add TJ
Drop VN, add TJ
Drop VN, don't add TJ

Maybe you should give your graph it's own thread.

 

[cellardoor]

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The options are
Keep VN, add TJ
Keep VN, don't add TJ
Drop VN, add TJ
Drop VN, don't add TJ

Keep VN, add TJ and add Barguil

 

[rick james]

another day ticked off for the dawg...he done well today no matter what threads the haters want to start say....

 

[qwer]

tj more lokely to win le tour than nibali... nibali has odd 21.00!!! tj has odd 17.00

 

[Jspear]

Re:

I know my graphs are hugely popular here, so I thought I'd ask the community for advice with the dilemma I'm now confronted with. I intended to track just the Big 4, fully expecting them to remain the most likely riders to win the Tour from start to finish. But now the Italian has faltered. He has allowed Tejay to surpass him. Tejay is now the 4th most likely rider to win the Tour.

The options are
Keep VN, add TJ
Keep VN, don't add TJ
Drop VN, add TJ
Drop VN, don't add TJ

No need to use graphs. Just use your head when it comes to figuring out who will win, podium, ect. The graphs don't tell you anything that can't be figured out with some simple thinking.

 

[DBotero]

Good day for Froome,always there at front on the mur.The first mountain stage should be fun since Contador today looked better too.For tomorrow i'm not that confident that Sky will be so hot,he might lose some time to TVG and Contador.

 

[mr. tibbs]

Good day for Froome,always there at front on the mur.The first mountain stage should be fun since Contador today looked better too.For tomorrow i'm not that confident that Sky will be so hot,he might lose some time to TVG and Contador.

Hopefully BMC and Tinkoff-Saxo both have good days, and Froome will be out of yellow until at least the Alps. I really don't relish the idea of watching the UK Postal train processional culminate in a daily, 2km washing machine sprint from here on out.

If Froome's the strongest--which seems likely--then he should by all means win the Tour. But I'd prefer to see dynamic racing instead of the standard, pre-planned formula for as long as possible.

 

[Ryaguas]

Good day for Froome,always there at front on the mur.The first mountain stage should be fun since Contador today looked better too.For tomorrow i'm not that confident that Sky will be so hot,he might lose some time to TVG and Contador.

Hopefully BMC and Tinkoff-Saxo both have good days, and Froome will be out of yellow until at least the Alps. I really don't relish the idea of watching the UK Postal train processional culminate in a daily, 2km washing machine sprint from here on out.

If Froome's the strongest--which seems likely--then he should by all means win the Tour. But I'd prefer to see dynamic racing instead of the standard, pre-planned formula for as long as possible.

Well Dawg looks strong but Sky doesnt look so strong as a whole, so dont expect them to have UK Postal train like previous years.

 

[Metabolol]

They look strong to me, just riding smart and saving energy for the mountains. The way Froome is riding he must be very confident in his form. I can't see anyone except Quintana matching him in the climbs.

 

[LaFlorecita]

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They look strong to me, just riding smart and saving energy for the mountains. The way Froome is riding he must be very confident in his form. I can't see anyone except Quintana matching him in the climbs.

It's just how he rides, regardless of his form or confidence remember Vuelta last year?

 

[Metabolol]

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They look strong to me, just riding smart and saving energy for the mountains. The way Froome is riding he must be very confident in his form. I can't see anyone except Quintana matching him in the climbs.

It's just how he rides, regardless of his form or confidence remember Vuelta last year?

Not in the early parts of the race as far as I can remember? He is clearly in better shape now.

 

[TI-Raleigh]

Re:

I know my graphs are hugely popular here, so I thought I'd ask the community for advice with the dilemma I'm now confronted with. I intended to track just the Big 4, fully expecting them to remain the most likely riders to win the Tour from start to finish. But now the Italian has faltered. He has allowed Tejay to surpass him. Tejay is now the 4th most likely rider to win the Tour.

The options are
Keep VN, add TJ
Keep VN, don't add TJ
Drop VN, add TJ
Drop VN, don't add TJ

Keep VN, add TJ

 

[Escarabajo]

Re:

I know my graphs are hugely popular here, so I thought I'd ask the community for advice with the dilemma I'm now confronted with. I intended to track just the Big 4, fully expecting them to remain the most likely riders to win the Tour from start to finish. But now the Italian has faltered. He has allowed Tejay to surpass him. Tejay is now the 4th most likely rider to win the Tour.

The options are
Keep VN, add TJ
Keep VN, don't add TJ
Drop VN, add TJ
Drop VN, don't add TJ

Don't add anybody else. Keep the same. Stay as planned. People are just getting over excited.

 

[Jelantik]

Good day for Froome,always there at front on the mur.The first mountain stage should be fun since Contador today looked better too.For tomorrow i'm not that confident that Sky will be so hot,he might lose some time to TVG and Contador.

Hopefully BMC and Tinkoff-Saxo both have good days, and Froome will be out of yellow until at least the Alps. I really don't relish the idea of watching the UK Postal train processional culminate in a daily, 2km washing machine sprint from here on out.

If Froome's the strongest--which seems likely--then he should by all means win the Tour. But I'd prefer to see dynamic racing instead of the standard, pre-planned formula for as long as possible.

Well Dawg looks strong but Sky doesnt look so strong as a whole, so dont expect them to have UK Postal train like previous years.

I think they are changing their tactic. Probably realizing riding w/ metronome tempo everyday isn't smart thing. I notice that they have been riding smart, just appear when it needs too. BMC so far is impressive. Every time, I don't know how they do it, they can maintain their position up front all the time.