Teams & Riders Chris Froome Discussion Thread.

[tonymikejoe]

The Move have consistently slagged off Chris Froome via Lance Armstrong and Johan Bruyneel, urging him to give up and stop embarrassing himself.
Even when Froome was dominant Lance just about forced himself to describe the four-time Tour de France winner as "a talent", but said nothing else positive.
I'm surprised he went on - it must have been to promote product.......

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Froome is on the Move podcast with Armstrong:

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

What did he say, that Israel management betrayed him like Contador?

 

[Lequack]

What did he say, that Israel management betrayed him like Contador?

He said he is still riding for a couple of years. And that he's focusing on the Tour next year and trying to improve his position on the bike.

 

[VayaVayaVaya]

You’re telling me Lance and Chris didn’t bond over bashing their superior?

 

[Rackham]

He said he is still riding for a couple of years. And that he's focusing on the Tour next year and trying to improve his position on the bike.

He says he's been getting a lot of back pain whilst riding, so he wants to see a bike position specialist. He says he wants things to get back to how they were in his Sky days.

I mean sure he's almost 40 years old, so maybe a walking frame might help a little off the bike, but he still seems motivated.

Two and a half idiots

Don't you mean... two and a half-wit?

 

[tonymikejoe]

The Move have consistently slagged off Chris Froome via Lance Armstrong and Johan Bruyneel, urging him to give up and stop embarrassing himself.
Even when Froome was dominant Lance just about forced himself to describe the four-time Tour de France winner as "a talent", but said nothing else positive.
I'm surprised he went on - it must have been to promote product.......

He was promoting a product.

CHRISTOPHER CLIVE FROOME INC.

He just told Sylvan Adams "get your chequebook out because I'm staying on Israel Premier Tech for another two years!"

 

[Taxus4a]

Froome is on the Move podcast with Armstrong:

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

I think Froome is right. Some guys were quite strong at June but he would have been stronger now than them. In fact, the team just save this Tour by the stage win by Woods and the breaks by Neilants.

But he has to understand that he has to show a little bit more in terms of results before le Tour to get the place.

 

[Taxus4a]

He says he's been getting a lot of back pain whilst riding, so he wants to see a bike position specialist. He says he wants things to get back to how they were in his Sky days.

I mean sure he's almost 40 years old, so maybe a walking frame might help a little off the bike, but he still seems motivated.



Don't you mean... two and a half-wit?

I would be difficult to beat Vingegard in the harder stages, but maybe Pogacar...he need one year more.

 

[Cookster15]

I only come to this thread to see if there is discussion of his retirement finally being announced.

 

[Red Rick]

I only come to this thread to see if there is discussion of his retirement finally being announced.

It's really good if you're salty about some race winner to remind yourself that at least Froome isn't winning *** anymore

 

[Koronin]

I only come to this thread to see if there is discussion of his retirement finally being announced.

I had a similar curiosity, but figured it was something of the same craziness as it's been for awhile. It appears more of the same craziness.

 

[Tonton]

Congrats for that TdF win Chris! Taro Quintacar never stood a chance. Team win.

 

[ThisFrenchGuy]

OK I'll fully admit that's coming from a malignant place but maybe ASO can work some Froome specific invite. You know, to celebrate an old legend.

 

[Gratemans]

The facts of the accident have always been very clear. He sustained a nasty mulitfragmented open femoral fracture alongside some other injuries that only occur in a high-energy trauma (sternal fracture, rib fractures, pneumothorax etc). At the age of 34/35 or whatever it was, that is always going to have a very high likelihood of being a career-ending accident. You don't need to know any more specifics to understand that, and Adams would have been advised as such.

I'd note that knowhere in the article you linked does Froome ever state he's back to full fitness or in anything other than an ongoing rehab cycle so not sure what your point is there.

History is also littered with examples of elite athletes who refuse to accept that the end of their career has come and retire too late. I'm not saying that I agree at all with Froome's persistence or behaviour over the last few years but when coupled with the fact he continues to earn a million € per year to chase this dream/delusion/whatever you want to call it, it is certainly entirely predictable.

This situation is entirely, 100% on Adams. He absolutely would have been aware of the huge gamble he was taking. He's made this entirely predictable situation for himself through some appalling decision making and should be taking accountability for that if he wants to "tell it like it is..."

That's all fine and dandy, and I agree Adams has been incredibly daft in all this. But Froome is still putting out pr like he has a chance at getting results. Someone else here mentioned Bogarde at Chelsea. A very apt comparison imo. At least he was honest. "I'm getting paid ludicrous amounts to sit on the bench. We both signed the contract and I'm gonna keep em to it, as is my right."

Froome could be just as honest, but he chooses not to be. So he'll get no pity from me.

 

[lenric]

they should do a tour de france masters. 1.5 weeks of racing and maybe chris would get a top-10.

 

[IndianCyclist]

That's all fine and dandy, and I agree Adams has been incredibly daft in all this. But Froome is still putting out pr like he has a chance at getting results. Someone else here mentioned Bogarde at Chelsea. A very apt comparison imo. At least he was honest. "I'm getting paid ludicrous amounts to sit on the bench. We both signed the contract and I'm gonna keep em to it, as is my right."

Froome could be just as honest, but he chooses not to be. So he'll get no pity from me.

yes, i dont care that he is not getting results as it was most possible after just such an injury. I dont even care if he is getting 5 mil as his salary from ISN as its the contract and that's on Adams. What I dislike very much is that he keeps going on like he will be just achieving his required power numbers through training and he is going to be winning the TDF a 5th time year after year. He does not need to keep gaslighting. Andy Schleck retired within 2 years of his injury.

 

[Rackham]

yes, i dont care that he is not getting results as it was most possible after just such an injury. I dont even care if he is getting 5 mil as his salary from ISN as its the contract and that's on Adams. What I dislike very much is that he keeps going on like he will be just achieving his required power numbers through training and he is going to be winning the TDF a 5th time year after year. He does not need to keep gaslighting. Andy Schleck retired within 2 years of his injury.

I watched Froome's section on the Move with Lance & Hincapie. The most standout part (other than the usual stuff about working for next year etc. & not quitting because he just loves bike racing) was when he said some of the TdF Israel squad were selected based on their spring form... which they'd struggled to maintain in the Tour.

i.e. implying he himself would have been better.

It's little details like that which I'm going to presume his bosses will find annoying, i.e. a bit of disrespect for his teammates whilst aggrandizing himself.

 

[tonymikejoe]

I watched Froome's section on the Move with Lance & Hincapie. The most standout part (other than the usual stuff about working for next year etc. & not quitting because he just loves bike racing) was when he said some of the TdF Israel squad were selected based on their spring form... which they'd struggled to maintain in the Tour.

i.e. implying he himself would have been better.

It's little details like that which I'm going to presume his bosses will find annoying, i.e. a bit of disrespect for his teammates whilst aggrandizing himself.

Agreed.
I was stunned.
In a sport where we constantly hear: "I'd like to thank my team mates. The team were exceptional today. I would not have had a chance without my great team mates," Froome has thrown his under the Israel Premier Tech bus.
How Froome can continue at this team under this atmosphere, I don't know.
His relationship with Sylvan Adams must be at an all-time low after the owner effectively called him a waste of money and now Froome has publicly slagged off his team mates as not good enough for the Tour de France and definitely not as good as he is.
Interesting times at Israel Premier Tech!

 

[rallybanana]

they should do a tour de france masters. 1.5 weeks of racing and maybe chris would get a top-10.

Here's the top-10 masters riders in the world according to the Tour de France results. Does Froome belong in here? Or will he be battling Michael Mørkøv for the lanterne rouge?

Jonathan Castroviejo
Wout Poels	1h 09min
Gorka Izagirre	1h 42min
Michael Woods	1h 58m
Rui Costa	2h 41m
Rigoberto Urán	2h 53m
Daniel Oss	3h 19m
Edvald Boasson Hagen	3h 41m
Simon Clarke	3h 53m
Andrey Amador	3h 57m

 

[staubsauger]

Is Armstrong actually taking Froome serious at all?

 

[movingtarget]

Froome needs to lay off the mushrooms...........

 

[SHAD0W93]

Froome needs to lay off the mushrooms...........

He’s been hanging out with Rodgers on the retreats maybe.

 

[Taxus4a]

I only come to this thread to see if there is discussion of his retirement finally being announced.

It is not easy, but more likely you read here he won Czech Tour soon...

 

[Lequack]

Just one day to go

 

[ManicJack]

It is not easy, but more likely you read here he won Czech Tour soon...

He couldn't win the tour of my neighborhood