Not bad for his first race back after a crash like that, plus 3 surgical operations, at least he could hang with the pack.
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Gotta say he's doing better than I expected at this point. Will be interesting to see his development and how much he improves by before Catalunya
It's super impressive but a 20% or 30% power loss seems impossible to overcome when differences at the top are in the 1% range...
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rick james
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As Mr. Dirt posted in the NFL thread; the delays will allow veteran players to more fully recover from injury. Mr. Froome could be the luckiest Ineos rider. I'd say his stock is going up.
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Also everyone will be lacking racing mileage so he wouldn't be trying to catch up. Everyone will be on equal footing.
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Humility zero!
Froome: "My return will make history like what happened with Lauda"
www.gazzetta.it
Froome: "My return will make history like what happened with Lauda"
Froome: “Il mio ritorno farà la storia come successe a Lauda”
Come il pilota austriaco che conquistò due mondiali dopo il grave incidente in pista, il britannico che rischiò la vita 10 mesi fa ora si candida per la 5a maglia gialla: “I limiti non esistono, posso farcela”
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its true, deal with itHumility zero!
Froome: "My return will make history like what happened with Lauda"
Froome: “Il mio ritorno farà la storia come successe a Lauda”
Come il pilota austriaco che conquistò due mondiali dopo il grave incidente in pista, il britannico che rischiò la vita 10 mesi fa ora si candida per la 5a maglia gialla: “I limiti non esistono, posso farcela”
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Nobody's lucky. Maybe racing this season would've been too early for Froome regarding the injury, but time is not in his favour still. He may be healthier by the time racing starts again, but he won't be younger.
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You're so right. I feel his stock has gone up from where it was...almost zero. IMO and without injury I think he is not capable of handling Roglic. Ineos now has Carapaz, Bernal, GT...Froome to manage in the TdF. Bernal is the best equipped in my mind but Carapaz could be a very wild card. If Jumbo V has a good Dumoulin to go along with Roglic it'll be a battle and we'll find out how the Ineos discipline holds together. Riders like Quintana, Pogachar will be able to play off that action and, hopefully; the dominant team game fractures to allow for the mano y mano battles that make for epic Tours. I'd think Froome is past being able to manage that without a lot of help. What do you think?
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Not BS but appears to strike a nerve with you. Roglic was pretty much unassailable in Spain and has progressed consistently to what appears to be a three week stud. I don't think anyone has those credentials. My opinion, not BS.
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Humility zero!
Froome: "My return will make history like what happened with Lauda"
Froome: “Il mio ritorno farà la storia come successe a Lauda”
Come il pilota austriaco che conquistò due mondiali dopo il grave incidente in pista, il britannico che rischiò la vita 10 mesi fa ora si candida per la 5a maglia gialla: “I limiti non esistono, posso farcela”
Read the article. He's saying Lauda gave him inspiration to push himself to the limit, which the journo has twisted for that headline
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I wonder who are the two teams that are interested in a mid-season transfer?
www.cyclingnews.com
Chris Froome in discussions over a mid-season transfer
Four-time Tour de France champion weighing up his options away from Team Ineos
www.cyclingnews.com
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UAE I think not, with Pogacar.
NTT could be. I don't think they can win the Tour though if they have only Froome. Would they think they do? Rather a PR coup then? But for a high price, even if Froome would be willing to take a bigger paycut, that could become a failure?
Bahrain... They sure could build a strong team of helpers around him, they are simply lacking that "big" leader right now. I am not sure the team is financially safe at this time, but maybe safe enough.
NTT could be. I don't think they can win the Tour though if they have only Froome. Would they think they do? Rather a PR coup then? But for a high price, even if Froome would be willing to take a bigger paycut, that could become a failure?
Bahrain... They sure could build a strong team of helpers around him, they are simply lacking that "big" leader right now. I am not sure the team is financially safe at this time, but maybe safe enough.
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good shout, but could be before the season has restarted if these rumours are believed.
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