Teams & Riders Chris Froome Discussion Thread.

[gunara]

How we have to repetitively remind ourselves that a year ago he finished 3rd in a free breakaway stage just for him to remain relevant.

 

[tonymikejoe]

Chris Froome did not tweet any congratulations to Israel Premier Tech team mate Michael Woods winning Stage Nine of the Tour de France to Puy de Dome.
Maybe he did something privately, after all tweeting is not compulsory, but I'd normally expect to see something.
Froome's relationship with the team is probably not great at the moment, but he is clearly digging in, vowing to participate in the 2024 TdF.
He has made it clear he is not going anywhere and expects his huge contract to be fully honoured (I don't blame him) and maybe the lack of recognition for Woods illustrates this widening gap in the relationship between Froome and his employers.

 

[Peter von]

Chris Froome did not tweet any congratulations to Israel Premier Tech team mate Michael Woods winning Stage Nine of the Tour de France to Puy de Dome.
Maybe he did something privately, after all tweeting is not compulsory, but I'd normally expect to see something.
Froome's relationship with the team is probably not great at the moment, but he is clearly digging in, vowing to participate in the 2024 TdF.
He has made it clear he is not going anywhere and expects his huge contract to be fully honoured (I don't blame him) and maybe the lack of recognition for Woods illustrates this widening gap in the relationship between Froome and his employers.

I mean it could be anything, Froome could have been on the phone singing to Woods for an hour for all we know.
Could be that Froome need to fire his SoMe consultants.

But yeah it doesn't reflect well on Froome to not say anything on SoMe, If he is mad at the team that's fair, but none of that is Woods fault.

 

[StryderHells]

Chris Froome did not tweet any congratulations to Israel Premier Tech team mate Michael Woods winning Stage Nine of the Tour de France to Puy de Dome.
Maybe he did something privately, after all tweeting is not compulsory, but I'd normally expect to see something.
Froome's relationship with the team is probably not great at the moment, but he is clearly digging in, vowing to participate in the 2024 TdF.
He has made it clear he is not going anywhere and expects his huge contract to be fully honoured (I don't blame him) and maybe the lack of recognition for Woods illustrates this widening gap in the relationship between Froome and his employers.

I think you’re reading to much into Froomes twitter

 

[SHAD0W93]

I mean it could be anything, Froome could have been on the phone singing to Woods for an hour for all we know.
Could be that Froome need to fire his SoMe consultants.

But yeah it doesn't reflect well on Froome to not say anything on SoMe, If he is mad at the team that's fair, but none of that is Woods fault.

Froome won’t fire his wife.

 

[laarsland]

Froome won’t fire his wife.

I’ve heard of such instances (c:=

 

[Peter von]

Froome won’t fire his wife.

I completely forgot about all that.

I guess running off with the secretary isn't the same when the secretary is Stephen Williams.

 

[Gigs_98]

I think you’re reading to much into Froomes twitter

Most of us couldn't if they tried...

 

[Skijumper Roglic fan]

Chris Froome did not tweet any congratulations to Israel Premier Tech team mate Michael Woods winning Stage Nine of the Tour de France to Puy de Dome.
Maybe he did something privately, after all tweeting is not compulsory, but I'd normally expect to see something.
Froome's relationship with the team is probably not great at the moment, but he is clearly digging in, vowing to participate in the 2024 TdF.
He has made it clear he is not going anywhere and expects his huge contract to be fully honoured (I don't blame him) and maybe the lack of recognition for Woods illustrates this widening gap in the relationship between Froome and his employers.

I think Froome didn‘t tweet is because one could expect a stage victory from IPT, and everyone could realistically imagine that Woods could be their stage winner.

Woods‘ stage win was just no spectacular news, so Chris obviously decided not to tweet.

 

[rallybanana]

Does Froome normally tweet congratulations when a teammate wins big and he is not there?

Like Kwiatkowski at Sanremo? Or Dan Martin's Giro stage win in 2021?

If I had a twitter account I would look into it and provide the answer.

 

[saunaking]

Chris Froome did not tweet any congratulations to Israel Premier Tech team mate Michael Woods winning Stage Nine of the Tour de France to Puy de Dome.
Maybe he did something privately, after all tweeting is not compulsory, but I'd normally expect to see something.
Froome's relationship with the team is probably not great at the moment, but he is clearly digging in, vowing to participate in the 2024 TdF.
He has made it clear he is not going anywhere and expects his huge contract to be fully honoured (I don't blame him) and maybe the lack of recognition for Woods illustrates this widening gap in the relationship between Froome and his employers.

Did you check on Threads though??

 

[tonymikejoe]

Does Froome normally tweet congratulations when a teammate wins big and he is not there?

Like Kwiatkowski at Sanremo? Or Dan Martin's Giro stage win in 2021?

If I had a twitter account I would look into it and provide the answer.

Here are two tweets from Chris Froome at last year's 2022 Tour de France on July 6 and July 19.
He congratulates team mates Simon Clarke and later Hugo Houle for their impressive stage wins.
As for Michael Woods winning yesterday's landmark stage...........tumbleweed.

Chris Froome

@chrisfroome

Jul 6, 2022

Replying to
@chrisfroome
And a massive congrats to
@SimoClarke


Chris Froome

@chrisfroome

Jul 19, 2022

What a day for
@IsraelPremTech
, taking 1st and 3rd Especially happy for
@HugoHoule
, this win means so much to him, and so well deserved after years of sacrificing his own chances for others #TDF2022

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Froom probably doesn't have Internet in whichever lunar landscape he is doing his altitude camp to get hard miles on his legs and get back to peak form.

 

[Monte Serra]

Froom probably doesn't have Internet in whichever lunar landscape he is doing his altitude camp to get hard miles on his legs and get back to peak form.

Seems like he found an internet café, to upload his latest cinematic masterpiece:

View: https://youtu.be/kh0sD9yN2qk

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Seems like he found an internet café, to upload his latest cinematic masterpiece:

View: https://youtu.be/kh0sD9yN2qk

I was so ready for the Tour, too, but my equipment was horrible, and all the teams completely ignored my emails.

 

[frisenfruitig]

Seems like he found an internet café, to upload his latest cinematic masterpiece:

View: https://youtu.be/kh0sD9yN2qk

Lol are all of his vids like that? Just talking a bit about how hard he's working whilst shamelessly plugging some products for some easy cash?

 

[Gigs_98]

Seems like he found an internet café, to upload his latest cinematic masterpiece:

View: https://youtu.be/kh0sD9yN2qk

Honestly, it's a little sad. It's all excuses and more excuses. I just wish he would accept his new reality in the sport.

 

[Savant12]

All the riders on the team bus thinking: "Come on Man, just give it a rest! We know you're a multiple grand tour winner but you can't even stay with the front group now."

 

[glassmoon]

Seems like he found an internet café, to upload his latest cinematic masterpiece:

View: https://youtu.be/kh0sD9yN2qk

I've always thought that he must've had hit his head pretty hard during that crash... apparently still not fully out of concussion.

 

[topcat]

Honestly, it's a little sad. It's all excuses and more excuses. I just wish he would accept his new reality in the sport.

I maintain he knows he’s finished, he’s developed a sense of humour late in life and it’s all a giant pisstake (his peak and his commentary on his comeback).

 

[rallybanana]

I maintain he knows he’s finished, he’s developed a sense of humour late in life and it’s all a giant pisstake (his peak and his commentary on his comeback).

38 years is not exactly "late in life"

 

[Ilmaestro99]

38 years is not exactly "late in life"

It's quite late to develop a sense of humour for the first time. I started misspelling Belgian names to irritate annoying Belgian forum users as a small boy

 

[Andy schleck]

It's quite late to develop a sense of humour for the first time. I started misspelling Belgian names to annoy annoying Belgian forum users as a small boy

Remco evenepool?
Van belgian pozzato?

 

[rallybanana]

It's quite late to develop a sense of humour for the first time. I started misspelling Belgian names to annoy annoying Belgian forum users as a small boy

And from there you progressed to misspelling Portuguese names

 

[FroomeWagon]

Hopefully Chris can get his equipment problems solved soon ... only two years left on that 5 year contract.