Teams & Riders Chris Froome Discussion Thread.

[Moviefan1203]

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https://mobile.twitter.com/inrng/status/1151590788960329739

An extremely belated congratulations to Chris on becoming the first British rider to win a Grand Tour and joining Coppi, Indurain and Contador in becoming a seven time GT winner.

I like Froome, but not much to congratulate here. It can’t feel like much of a win to him.

 

[TMP402]

I would assume Froome will not return to something like his best. Apart from his injuries, he's getting older anyway. To answer some of the points above saying that he would not receive a hero's welcome in France: why not just target Giro-Vuelta double for a couple of seasons (I would assume that's all he's got left at the top). The 2011 Vuelta is his seventh GT. Anquetil had 8. Hinault had 10. Merckx had 11. If I were Froome, I'd rather target the most GTs of all time rather than the most Tours. But then I'm just an old chunk of coal - Froome is the diamond.

 

[sir fly]

Besides the recovery, Froome's future targets might depend on the outcome of this year's Tour.

 

[Koronin]

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I would assume Froome will not return to something like his best. Apart from his injuries, he's getting older anyway. To answer some of the points above saying that he would not receive a hero's welcome in France: why not just target Giro-Vuelta double for a couple of seasons (I would assume that's all he's got left at the top). The 2011 Vuelta is his seventh GT. Anquetil had 8. Hinault had 10. Merckx had 11. If I were Froome, I'd rather target the most GTs of all time rather than the most Tours. But then I'm just an old chunk of coal - Froome is the diamond.

He's not exactly liked in Spain either. Granted they aren't as bad about showing their displeasure as the the fans at the Tour are, but they don't particularly care for him either.

 

[rick james]

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https://mobile.twitter.com/inrng/status/1151590788960329739

An extremely belated congratulations to Chris on becoming the first British rider to win a Grand Tour and joining Coppi, Indurain and Contador in becoming a seven time GT winner.

 

[Singer01]

There are going to be some very salty Contador fans today.

 

[rick james]

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I would assume Froome will not return to something like his best. Apart from his injuries, he's getting older anyway. To answer some of the points above saying that he would not receive a hero's welcome in France: why not just target Giro-Vuelta double for a couple of seasons (I would assume that's all he's got left at the top). The 2011 Vuelta is his seventh GT. Anquetil had 8. Hinault had 10. Merckx had 11. If I were Froome, I'd rather target the most GTs of all time rather than the most Tours. But then I'm just an old chunk of coal - Froome is the diamond.

He's not exactly liked in Spain either. Granted they aren't as bad about showing their displeasure as the the fans at the Tour are, but they don't particularly care for him either.

Lol....everybody love my idol please, please love him

 

[F_Cance]

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There are going to be some very salty Contador fans today.

He still won more

 

[tobydawq]

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There are going to be some very salty Contador fans today.

He still won more

Not officially. In the record books it's 7-7, now.

9-6 in my book, though.

 

[rick james]

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There are going to be some very salty Contador fans today.

He still won more

Not officially. In the record books it's 7-7, now.

9-6 in my book, though.

How convenient

 

[tobydawq]

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There are going to be some very salty Contador fans today.

He still won more

Not officially. In the record books it's 7-7, now.

9-6 in my book, though.

How convenient

What do you mean? I also have Lance at 7 Tours, and it's not like I particularly like him. I'm not that much against Froome, either?

 

[rick james]

Doesn’t matter what you think the record books are the truth

 

[tobydawq]

How convenient.

 

[Singer01]

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There are going to be some very salty Contador fans today.

He still won more

Not officially. In the record books it's 7-7, now.

9-6 in my book, though.

8-7 for me, which one of Froomes are you not giving him? Vuelta 1 or 2?

 

[tobydawq]

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There are going to be some very salty Contador fans today.

He still won more

Not officially. In the record books it's 7-7, now.

9-6 in my book, though.

8-7 for me, which one of Froomes are you not giving him? Vuelta 1 or 2?

I count victories on the road unless a disqualification follows immediately (of course that doesn't happen when talking about Grand Tour victories) for example for irregular sprinting.

Which of Contador's are you not giving him?

 

[LaFlorecita]

Miracle man back on his bike already - smells fishy!

 

[rick james]

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Miracle man back on his bike already - smells fishy!

Is he?

 

[Singer01]

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There are going to be some very salty Contador fans today.

He still won more

Not officially. In the record books it's 7-7, now.

9-6 in my book, though.

8-7 for me, which one of Froomes are you not giving him? Vuelta 1 or 2?

I count victories on the road unless a disqualification follows immediately (of course that doesn't happen when talking about Grand Tour victories) for example for irregular sprinting.

Which of Contador's are you not giving him?

2010 tour, if you actually test and are convicted of doping during a race that's coming off your record (in my opinion).

 

[rick james]

Javier d'Abernon
@vayerism
Froome is back on a bike 35 days after piercing his thigh and his skin as his femur snapped in two.

That's incredible


Please tell me your source isn’t this?

 

[bigcog]

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Javier d'Abernon
@vayerism
Froome is back on a bike 35 days after piercing his thigh and his skin as his femur snapped in two.

That's incredible


Please tell me your source isn’t this?

According to the Telegragh he is using a trainer with one leg as of yesterday, hardly fishy although seems a bit risky to me but what do I know.

 

[LaFlorecita]

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Javier d'Abernon
@vayerism
Froome is back on a bike 35 days after piercing his thigh and his skin as his femur snapped in two.

That's incredible


Please tell me your source isn’t this?

This is the source, my friend
https://twitter.com/MichGPS/status/1151203867834617857?s=19

 

[tobydawq]

So, it's "fishy" because he is pedalling under water?

 

[pink_jersey]

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Javier d'Abernon
@vayerism
Froome is back on a bike 35 days after piercing his thigh and his skin as his femur snapped in two.

That's incredible


Please tell me your source isn’t this?

According to the Telegragh he is using a trainer with one leg as of yesterday, hardly fishy although seems a bit risky to me but what do I know.

It's fine. I ruptured my ACL,LCL, meniscus and a big part of the cartilage last year but when I was allowed to put the leg down it was really fine. The difference between me and Froome was that he probably has full imobilization.
Also, cycling on a stationary bike is the easiest thing you can do when you have a leg injury. This should not shock everybody. The trickiest part of the recovery actually is after 3-4 months when you need to run and start do sports specific recovery. That hurt as hell. In my first run I couldn't do it for more than 3 minutes. My ankles, knees and back hurt me like hell.

 

[glassmoon]

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Javier d'Abernon
@vayerism
Froome is back on a bike 35 days after piercing his thigh and his skin as his femur snapped in two.

That's incredible


Please tell me your source isn’t this?

According to the Telegragh he is using a trainer with one leg as of yesterday, hardly fishy although seems a bit risky to me but what do I know.

It's fine. I ruptured my ACL,LCL, meniscus and a big part of the cartilage last year but when I was allowed to put the leg down it was really fine. The difference between me and Froome was that he probably has full imobilization.
Also, cycling on a stationary bike is the easiest thing you can do when you have a leg injury. This should not shock everybody. The trickiest part of the recovery actually is after 3-4 months when you need to run and start do sports specific recovery. That hurt as hell. In my first run I couldn't do it for more than 3 minutes. My ankles, knees and back hurt me like hell.

yep. literally the hardest part for him now would be to actually get on and off the stationary trainer...

 

[del1962]

Isn't it going to cause problems for later wit muscle imbalance pedaling with one leg

Shows total determination though