Teams & Riders Chris Froome Discussion Thread.

[Froome]

Thing is, he's still out there trying, no matter how humiliating it might be. I'll give him full credit for that. But a comeback is looking nearly impossible at this point. I'd say that if he's riding like this next spring he should retire with immediate effect.

"Thing is, he's still out there trying, no matter how humiliating it might be. I'll give him full credit for that". Perfect words.

 

[Red Rick]

He gets to travel a lot ride some bike races in the gruppetto and make millions. True model of perserverance this.

 

[lenric]

Thing is, he's still out there trying, no matter how humiliating it might be. I'll give him full credit for that. But a comeback is looking nearly impossible at this point. I'd say that if he's riding like this next spring he should retire with immediate effect.

while being the most well paid rider of his team. Truly humiliating… for his teammates

 

[Bolder]

He gets to travel a lot ride some bike races in the gruppetto and make millions. True model of perserverance this.

You think he's "dawgging" it?

 

[Bolder]

while being the most well paid rider of his team. Truly humiliating… for his teammates

I'm sure they're not happy either, think of how many good riders his salary could have funded. But what's done is done for this season.

 

[Bonimenier]

I'm sure they're not happy either, think of how many good riders his salary could have funded. But what's done is done for this season.

And for next season. And for the season after that.

 

[Rackham]

You think he's "dawgging" it?

He's the most motivated rider you'll ever see. He'll be literal "employee of the year" in terms of attitude & perseverance for the duration of his contract (which according to some reports is a long one).

 

[lenric]

I'm sure they're not happy either, think of how many good riders his salary could have funded. But what's done is done for this season.

so, the rider with the worst results is the better paid, yet is being humiliated, ok

 

[Froome]

while being the most well paid rider of his team. Truly humiliating… for his teammates

Froome put a gun in the head of sylvan adams to make him give 5 millions per year?!

 

[lenric]

Froome put a gun in the head of sylvan adams to make him give 5 millions per year?!

dude you have to relax, no one is saying that froome is guilty of the salary he gets, so your post makes 0 sense.

 

[Froome]

dude you have to relax, no one is saying that froome is guilty of the salary he gets, so your post makes 0 sense.

I was answering tourofsardinia. Off course his salary shouldn't be cut.

 

[Bonimenier]

I was answering tourofsardinia. Off course his salary shouldn't be cut.

It shouldn't, but as long as he gets paid millions per year few people are going to feel sorry for him or describe him as the symbol of perseverance.

 

[TMJ]

To all the haters: Froomewatch continues next week at Milano-Torino on October 6.
Make sure you keep an eye on the race so we all can be informed about how badly a four-time TDF; two-time Vuelta and Giro winner is performing.
Thank-you.

 

[Ripper]

To all the haters: Froomewatch continues next week at Milano-Torino on October 6.
Make sure you keep an eye on the race so we all can be informed about how badly a four-time TDF; two-time Vuelta and Giro winner is performing.
Thank-you.

Well I'll keep an eye on the race! Someone else will need to tell me how far back Froome is sucking

 

[TMJ]

To all the haters: Froomewatch continues next week at Milano-Torino on October 6.
Make sure you keep an eye on the race so we all can be informed about how badly a four-time TDF; two-time Vuelta and Giro winner is performing.
Thank-you.

If anybody caught coverage of this race they would have seen our Chris at the correct end of the large split towards the end.
He pushed on, working for team mate Michael Woods, but unfortunately did not finish.
I suppose he assumed it was job done and did not bother with the two climbs at the conclusion.
Froome is very much in the role of the 'domestique', but not even the 'super' variety.

 

[stonerider]

If anybody caught coverage of this race they would have seen our Chris at the correct end of the large split towards the end.
He pushed on, working for team mate Michael Woods, but unfortunately did not finish.
I suppose he assumed it was job done and did not bother with the two climbs at the conclusion.
Froome is very much in the role of the 'domestique', but not even the 'super' variety.

He probably had to stop off at the bank to make a big deposit. For sure, Froome is smarter than Sylvan Adams.

 

[gregrowlerson]

He probably had to stop off at the bank to make a big deposit. For sure, Froome is smarter than Sylvan Adams.

Cashing in his super?

 

[TMJ]

Chris is on twitter again today, spinning the PR better than the wheels.
"Finishing out the season feeling good," he says.
Wow. He's just come off a DNF.

 

[IndianCyclist]

Chris is on twitter again today, spinning the PR better than the wheels.

Practicing his next career - Spin Doctor

"Finishing out the season feeling good," he says.
Wow. He's just come off a DNF.

and a 4.5 million freebie

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Chris is on twitter again today, spinning the PR better than the wheels.
"Finishing out the season feeling good," he says.
Wow. He's just come off a DNF.

Into another off season having earned €10m this year with a contract for next and 2 homes in South of France. So he's probably feeling pretty good.

 

[lenric]

Froome has more potential as a comedian than as a cyclist

 

[Rackham]

If anybody caught coverage of this race they would have seen our Chris at the correct end of the large split towards the end.
He pushed on, working for team mate Michael Woods, but unfortunately did not finish.
I suppose he assumed it was job done and did not bother with the two climbs at the conclusion.
Froome is very much in the role of the 'domestique', but not even the 'super' variety.

I believe he must have literally been delivering bottles when the split happened. The pace ended up being a bit too much for him though so he DNF'd when the road went up.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I'm pretty sure he just rode straight to the finish after he was done working. Nothing weird about that really, so it's a bit of a cheap shot.

 

[Rackham]

I'm pretty sure he just rode straight to the finish after he was done working. Nothing weird about that really, so it's a bit of a cheap shot.

Not entirely cheap if you consider according to his own statements he's theoretically building form back. So "if" he really wanted to test his legs (or at least train them) I can't see the harm in riding over that climb twice.

The DNF raises more questions tbh.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Not entirely cheap if you consider according to his own statements he's theoretically building form back. So "if" he really wanted to test his legs (or at least train them) I can't see the harm in riding over that climb twice.

The DNF raises more questions tbh.

If he had already emptied himself working for Woods and Hermans (he did close one of the gaps created by DQS, for instance), he wouldn't relly get much out of riding Superga for the second time. He wasn't the only one, who thought that; Devenyns did the exact same thing.