Teams & Riders Chris Froome Discussion Thread.

[Panda Claws]

At least he can get people out of ravines!

Philippe Gilbert and Chris Froome rescue crashed fan from ravine - CyclingTips

With some help.

Headline does not even mention Juul Jensen!

 

[IndianCyclist]

I don't care about the thread, but will somebody please fix the %'s on the poll?

Yes it is the biggest conspiracy right in this thread now defying the axioms of maths or it is an entirely new field of curved maths where sums donot add upto 100%

 

[RedheadDane]

Headline does not even mention Juul Jensen!

And he was even the one who went into the ravine!
Because the others are old.

 

[sir fly]

And he was even the one who went into the ravine!
Because the others are old.

The Irishman really is a class act.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Because the others are old.

Let's not open up that debate again

 

[RedheadDane]

Let's not open up that debate again

His words, not mine. Besides, Froome is 36 and Woods is 34, so both old. Juul Jensen is 32, so... not old!

 

[spalco]

Has any previous (or future) Tour de France winner ever "won" the lanterne rouge? Froome lost his chance for that this year, but it's possible he got closer than anyone before him.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

His words, not mine. Besides, Froome is 36 and Woods is 34, so both old. Juul Jensen is 32, so... not old!

Was Woods there, too? I thought it were just Froome, Juul and Gilbert.

Anyway they are either all old or just highly experienced.

 

[RedheadDane]

Was Woods there, too? I thought it were just Froome, Juul and Gilbert.

Anyway they are either all old or just highly experienced.

I dunno why I thought Woods rather than Gilbert... The heat! The heat has gotten to me!
Gilbert is definitely old.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I dunno why I thought Woods rather than Gilbert... The heat! The heat has gotten to me!

I think I agree with toby now, you're definitely old, too

 

[gregrowlerson]

And he was even the one who went into the ravine!
Because the others are old.

I just hope that this rescued spectator doesn't show his appreciation by holding up a sign roadside as the peloton rides past early in next year's race:

"Danke opi & omi!"

 

[FroomeWagon]

Another name still on the bubble? Chris Froome.
The two-time Vuelta winner is surviving the 2021 Tour, and though the Vuelta is on his schedule, Froome said he’s still not decided on whether or not he will race.
“It’s on the cards,” Froome said Friday. “I still haven’t made a decision one way or another on that.”

Froom still undecided on Vuelta

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I just hope that this rescued spectator doesn't show his appreciation by holding up a sign roadside as the peloton rides past early in next year's race:

"Danke opi & omi!"

Hopefully he'll be allowed to visit them in the retirement ho.., I mean ISN team bus before then.

 

[CTQ]

His words, not mine. Besides, Froome is 36 and Woods is 34, so both old. Juul Jensen is 32, so... not old!

age is just a number, isn't it? Nibali must be feeling older than Valverde, one has left, the other is still at the TDF.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Dawg teed it up for Cavendish today but they didn't want it!

 

[TMJ]

Well here's one ticked-off already of the cliches our Chris will utter post-TdF. He had only just finished today's TT when he came out with: "I hope to come back to my best level."

Chris Froome spoke to France Télévisions after his time trial. “This is a super nice day in the vineyards, it’s not bad here!”, the four-time winner said. “It’s been a really difficult Tour de France for me, very different from the other years I did it, but I’m delighted to have come back to this beautiful race. I took a lot of confidence in this experience. I hope to come back to my best level, but step by step. Thanks to everyone for the support!”

 

[SHAD0W93]

All there is to be said is he finished worse than Cav and Greipel. Besides the news exposure this has been a terrible Tour for Israel.

 

[TMJ]

He finished today's TT 123rd out of 142 starters.
Why on earth would he consider starting the Vuelta in just four weeks?
What would he seriously hope to gain?
Unfortunately Chris Froome is not even at the level of a useful domestique for ISN.
Do they think he is going to turn the clock back ten years and suddenly, from out of nowhere, take the Vuelta by storm?
Save yourself the suffering Chris and duck out of this three weeks of futility.

 

[movingtarget]

All there is to be said is he finished worse than Cav and Greipel. Besides the news exposure this has been a terrible Tour for Israel.

Woods in the KOM was about it for Israel.

 

[75Driver]

Quite the stinker tour for Froome. So sad to see. Anyone think he'll ever get close to his old form? Did the injury just do that much damage? Cant think of a recent tour winner having such a wretched finish.

 

[Pinot's goat]

Quite the stinker tour for Froome. So sad to see. Anyone think he'll ever get close to his old form? Did the injury just do that much damage? Cant think of a recent tour winner having such a wretched finish.

Why is everyone ignoring the fact that he was injured within the race and clearly not even at his Dauphine level.

 

[lenric]

Not even in 2018 he was at the level be showed in his peak between 2013 and 2015. Add to that his age and the injuries he suffered and he’s lucky to be where he is.
Now he’s milking the cow.

 

[FroomeWagon]

I will give Froome credit for finishing the race. I was convinced he wouldn't before the start.

I wonder what ISN management is thinking right now.? Obviously Froome best days are well past him and paying him 5.5M might be the worst contract in the history of professional cycling.

Does ISN care about the salary or do they think of the 5.5M as billionaire play money? I would think they are actually going to have to go out and sign some different guys next year if they actually want any results and 5.5M could bring in 2 top 20 guys plus a really good domestic.

 

[75Driver]

If he was hurt so bad during the race that he's finishing in the bottom 5% of tour riders he should have abandoned. Milking the cow is kinda dishonoring the yellow jerseys. Either way he's looking like hot garbage.

 

[Pinot's goat]

I will give Froome credit for finishing the race. I was convinced he wouldn't before the start.

People said this a lot but out of curiosity what performance suggested he would not be able to finish the race if he did not crash during the race at any point. Surely if he did not finish one stage then neither would 80+ other riders going by the Dauphine.