Teams & Riders Chris Froome Discussion Thread.

[rallybanana]

Or The Crash and Cash

or "More bucks for your bang"

 

[Tim Cahill]

Guarantee at some point in the next few years a team is going to take it too far and bring along a specialist bike change pusher and sh*t is going to hit the fan.

 

[RedheadDane]

Guarantee at some point in the next few years a team is going to take it too far and bring along a specialist bike change pusher and sh*t is going to hit the fan.

You think Froome's gonna have that role? TBF, he has practiced his running.

 

[Tim Cahill]

You think Froome's gonna have that role? TBF, he has practiced his running.

It's the only chance he will have of making the tour team

 

[StryderHells]

or "More bucks for your bang"

Milking It?

 

[Krzysztof_O]

So has today changed Chris' Tour prospects? I mean Vinge looks untouchable but there's still hope for a good runner-up position as Pog cracks every year (plus even Skeletor can crash and then...)

 

[rallybanana]

So has today changed Chris' Tour prospects? I mean Vinge looks untouchable but there's still hope for a good runner-up position as Pog cracks every year (plus even Skeletor can crash and then...)

It's reduced his Giro/Vuelta prospects as apparently that's where Pogi, Remco and Roglic will be heading for the next few years

 

[bigcog]

Well I'll respect those who actually trated him, in that they are already successful and i nthe field not aligned to it lol, so not sure there's a reason for them to make light of Froome's recovery prospects, they still work in that field so I'm sure having respect is more important than a few seconds and sentences said in the minority sport of pro cycling nobody is listening in on anyway other than a few cycling fans.

Brailsford wanted to keep Froome, but Adams made the better and longer renewal contract for him to be leader, Braislford saw the future more with Bernal. I'm sure in the line of business Adams is, he lost plenty of speculations too, he can only go by the medical exports and what they said as did Brailsford, in the ned Froome accepted the better offer, that is cycling, it doesn't always work out though, look at Quintana or Gadu. Complete teams behind them, but failing.

Didn't know Brailsford wanted to keep him. Froome should have bit his hand off, good chance his results would have been better, well they were in Vuelta 2020 than anything since ...

 

[Taxus4a]

Tour de France is a boring race compared to follow Froome progres at Czeck Tour....Cant wait..

 

[Peter von]

Tour de France is a boring race compared to follow Froome progres at Czeck Tour....Cant wait..

In 2015 we might have said "Froom's only worthy opponent is himself", well this isn't what we imagined.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

In 2015 we might have said "Froom's only worthy opponent is himself", well this isn't what we imagined.

Do you think he secretly started having coffee at his training rides and therefore has lost his mental edge? Because I think that's the reason.

 

[Peter von]

Do you think he secretly started having coffee at his training rides and therefore has lost his mental edge? Because I think that's the reason.

As soon as he unlocks the power of Yorkshire tea he’ll ride circles around Vingo

 

[rallybanana]

Guarantee at some point in the next few years a team is going to take it too far and bring along a specialist bike change pusher and sh*t is going to hit the fan.

You think Froome's gonna have that role? TBF, he has practiced his running.

Chris is a natural-born bike change pusher

 

[RedheadDane]

Do you think he secretly started having coffee at his training rides and therefore has lost his mental edge? Because I think that's the reason.

Surely, the thing that would cause you to lose your mental edge would be if you stopped having coffee.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Surely, the thing that would cause you to lose your mental edge would be if you stopped having coffee.

Not if you have it with friends on training rides, like Contador used to have. I remember Froome being very specific about how he motivated himself, thinking about Contador drinking coffee and enjoying himself instead of being on his bike. While Froome of course was always training, always being professional, not having fun.

 

[RedheadDane]

Not if you have it with friends on training rides, like Contador used to have. I remember Froome being very specific about how he motivated himself, thinking about Contador drinking coffee and enjoying himself instead of being on his bike. While Froome of course was always training, always being professional, not having fun.

Not having fun seems like the perfect recipe to lose your mental edge.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Not having fun seems like the perfect recipe to lose your mental edge.

Not if it makes you turn to infernal frustration and anger that you have to sweat out on a training ride, while your opponent weakens himself having fun.

 

[RedheadDane]

Not if it makes you turn to infernal frustration and anger that you have to sweat out on a training ride, while your opponent weakens himself having fun.

While your mental edge gets erroded away.
Just look what all those years of never having fun did to Froome! Now he suddenly thinks he was an obvious pick for the Tour.

 

[FroomeWagon]

Do you think he secretly started having coffee at his training rides and therefore has lost his mental edge? Because I think that's the reason.

I think it is the Nutella. He could no longer deny himself and gave up those "marginal gains."

 

[Skijumper Roglic fan]

I think we saw a great TdF until now, but I‘d have loved seeing Chris in these elite lead groups in the Alps, next to Vingegaard & Co..

We mustn’t speak about GC victory, but after a promising TdF of 2022, the Top-10 on final GC of 2023 Tour would absolutely have been possible.

It‘s about taking small steps: fight for Top-25 in 2022 TdF, for Top-10 in 2023. 2024, it will all be about the podium, before 2025 should be the year of the run for #5.

I expect a very fresh Froome in July of 2024, and can‘t wait to see him back at the Tour. The race it‘s all about, for him…

 

[Lequack]

Can you feel the excitement? It's time for the biggest Tour race (in Czech republic). Five days to go.
Stage profiles. There's plenty of climbing.

 

[Rackham]

Froome is on the Move podcast with Armstrong:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZXlZQ8FGJQ

 

[Tim Cahill]

Froome is on the Move podcast with Armstrong:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZXlZQ8FGJQ

Almost choked on my food when that came up on the screen, hilarious stuff.

Someone send this Paul Kimmage on twitter.

 

[IndianCyclist]

The start of Froome and Furious

 

[IndianCyclist]

Froome is on the Move podcast with Armstrong:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZXlZQ8FGJQ

Two and a half idiots