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He'd be a bit late if he raced that now...
blackmamba said:I thought he was scheduled to race Paris-Nice
He'd be a bit late if he raced that now...
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blackmamba said:I thought he was scheduled to race Paris-Nice
TMP402 said:blackmamba said:I thought he was scheduled to race Paris-Nice
He'd be a bit late if he raced that now...
I can't remember when Froome rode P-N or if he ever has. He probably have ridden it as a dom for Froome. He has preferred T-A in the last couple of years, last year he had to withdraw before it started and this year he seemingly has preferred not to, not really giving too much about the early season. One of the reasons would obviously be the Tour, but he loves the Vuelta and you also have the Olympics. So its probably smart not to come out swinging too early.blackmamba said:TMP402 said:blackmamba said:I thought he was scheduled to race Paris-Nice
He'd be a bit late if he raced that now...
No, but more like was that a wrong assumption of me or did anything came up in his prep so he didnt race it beacuse of that?
blackmamba said:Then velonews is to blame as I read there about his schedule ''Froome already has Romandie on his tentative 2016 schedule, which includes a season debut in Australia, followed by Paris-Nice, Romandie, and the Critérium du Dauphiné ahead of the Tour and the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.''
Hence why I was curious as to why not, but thanks for your trouble sir
Source: http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/12/news/tour-de-romandie-mixes-up-route-for-2016_390839 - last section.
ILovecycling said:Coffee time over Froomey...
...AC is back in top shape
del1962 said:I think this was my favorite prologue from Chris, good indicator for Dauphinine prologue
http://www.cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/race.asp?raceid=23882
2 MTFs, I saw the stages somewhere, maybe on PCS, quintana is riding as wellTaxus4a said:del1962 said:I think this was my favorite prologue from Chris, good indicator for Dauphinine prologue
http://www.cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/race.asp?raceid=23882
He was a beast that day, but looking now the results I dont see so impressive like then.
I think Contador like in this Pais Vasco can do that or even better.
This year Td Romandie has a short prologue similar, with climb
Later and ITT with a climb as well. It is an important one
I dont know the rest of the stages.
Wich rivals are supposed to have?
Zakarin,...Maybe Porte, Tejay, Pinot, Uran??
Valv.Piti said:2 MTFs, I saw the stages somewhere, maybe on PCS, quintana is riding as wellTaxus4a said:del1962 said:I think this was my favorite prologue from Chris, good indicator for Dauphinine prologue
http://www.cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/race.asp?raceid=23882
He was a beast that day, but looking now the results I dont see so impressive like then.
I think Contador like in this Pais Vasco can do that or even better.
This year Td Romandie has a short prologue similar, with climb
Later and ITT with a climb as well. It is an important one
I dont know the rest of the stages.
Wich rivals are supposed to have?
Zakarin,...Maybe Porte, Tejay, Pinot, Uran??
It's Romandie, so you shouldn't forget Spilak, Zakarin is peaking for the Giro.Taxus4a said:Valv.Piti said:2 MTFs, I saw the stages somewhere, maybe on PCS, quintana is riding as wellTaxus4a said:del1962 said:I think this was my favorite prologue from Chris, good indicator for Dauphinine prologue
http://www.cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/race.asp?raceid=23882
He was a beast that day, but looking now the results I dont see so impressive like then.
I think Contador like in this Pais Vasco can do that or even better.
This year Td Romandie has a short prologue similar, with climb
Later and ITT with a climb as well. It is an important one
I dont know the rest of the stages.
Wich rivals are supposed to have?
Zakarin,...Maybe Porte, Tejay, Pinot, Uran??
Thank you.
I see know people I mentioned is there, as well than Quintana and Dumoulin, Talansky, Hesjedal, Bardet, Lopez, Rui Costa, Majka,... it is not bad.
First serious Quintana and Froome, the real duel of the last and current years.
Taxus4a said:del1962 said:I think this was my favorite prologue from Chris, good indicator for Dauphinine prologue
http://www.cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/race.asp?raceid=23882
He was a beast that day, but looking now the results I dont see so impressive like then.
I think Contador like in this Pais Vasco can do that or even better.
This year Td Romandie has a short prologue similar, with climb
Later and ITT with a climb as well. It is an important one
I dont know the rest of the stages.
Wich rivals are supposed to have?
Zakarin,...Maybe Porte, Tejay, Pinot, Uran??
blackmamba said:TMP402 said:blackmamba said:I thought he was scheduled to race Paris-Nice
He'd be a bit late if he raced that now...
No, but more like was that a wrong assumption of me or did anything came up in his prep so he didnt race it beacuse of that?
ILovecycling said:Coffee time over Froomey...
...AC is back in top shape
cantpedal said:ILovecycling said:Coffee time over Froomey...
...AC is back in top shape
As a fanboy you better hope this is not his "Top" shape
Publicus said:blackmamba said:TMP402 said:blackmamba said:I thought he was scheduled to race Paris-Nice
He'd be a bit late if he raced that now...
No, but more like was that a wrong assumption of me or did anything came up in his prep so he didnt race it beacuse of that?
It was announced that he would ride and then he decided he'd prefer (and would gain more) from warm weather training as opposed to cold weather racing. Then he turns up at Catalunya and under performs his expectations considerably.
del1962 said:Chris to start LBL - hope the weather is not to bad
Why not? I seriously doubt that Froome would have beaten AC in Itzulia ittcantpedal said:ILovecycling said:Coffee time over Froomey...
...AC is back in top shape
As a fanboy you better hope this is not his "Top" shape
Red Rick said:Got 36th at 1'14" in 2013, just days before he won Romandie convincingly. So I'd guess it would be very hard for him.