Teams & Riders Chris Froome Discussion Thread.

[Skijumper Roglic fan]

That's not true. See the result below, from late May. While not earth-shatteringly good, it's certainly nowhere near as bad as the level he displayed in the Czech Tour, which was just a disgrace for any Worldtour pro, let alone a four time TDF winner.

1	CARAPAZ Richard	EF Education-EasyPost	125	75	4:47:59
2	GALL Felix	AG2R Citroën Team	85	55	0:12
3	VAN EETVELT Lennert	Lotto Dstny	70	40	0:38
4	MARTINEZ Lenny	Groupama - FDJ	60	32	,,
5	RODRÍGUEZ Cristián	Team Arkéa Samsic	50	28	,,
6	BERTHET Clément	AG2R Citroën Team	40	24	0:51
7	MARTIN Guillaume	Cofidis	35	20	1:53
8	MEINTJES Louis	Intermarché - Circus - Wanty	30	18	,,
9	ZEITS Andrey	Astana Qazaqstan Team	25	16	1:55
10	MONIQUET Sylvain	Lotto Dstny	20	14	2:24
11	PARRA José Félix	Equipo Kern Pharma	15	12	,,
12	HERMANS Ben	Israel - Premier Tech	10	10	2:51
13	JOALLAND Yaël	CIC U Nantes Atlantique	5	8	3:07
14	FROOME Chris	Israel - Premier Tech	5	7	3:36
15	ZIMMERMANN Georg	Intermarché - Circus - Wanty	5	6	4:20

Yeah, I also noticed that Froome nowadays does exceptionally well in this „Mercan‘Tour“ race in June… This race seems to suit him very well.

(Maybe this will be the race where he‘ll take his first victory, since 2018…)

 

[rallybanana]

Israel Premier Tech not doing the Tour of Britain this year. Froome can't even do his home race

Lloyds Tour of Britain

British Cycling

www.tourofbritain.co.uk

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Israel Premier Tech not doing the Tour of Britain this year. Froome can't even do his home race

Lloyds Tour of Britain

British Cycling

www.tourofbritain.co.uk

I'm sure there'll be plenty of new posts in this thread during the race anyway.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

That's not true. See the result below, from late May. While not earth-shatteringly good, it's certainly nowhere near as bad as the level he displayed in the Czech Tour, which was just a disgrace for any Worldtour pro, let alone a four time TDF winner.

1	CARAPAZ Richard	EF Education-EasyPost	125	75	4:47:59
2	GALL Felix	AG2R Citroën Team	85	55	0:12
3	VAN EETVELT Lennert	Lotto Dstny	70	40	0:38
4	MARTINEZ Lenny	Groupama - FDJ	60	32	,,
5	RODRÍGUEZ Cristián	Team Arkéa Samsic	50	28	,,
6	BERTHET Clément	AG2R Citroën Team	40	24	0:51
7	MARTIN Guillaume	Cofidis	35	20	1:53
8	MEINTJES Louis	Intermarché - Circus - Wanty	30	18	,,
9	ZEITS Andrey	Astana Qazaqstan Team	25	16	1:55
10	MONIQUET Sylvain	Lotto Dstny	20	14	2:24
11	PARRA José Félix	Equipo Kern Pharma	15	12	,,
12	HERMANS Ben	Israel - Premier Tech	10	10	2:51
13	JOALLAND Yaël	CIC U Nantes Atlantique	5	8	3:07
14	FROOME Chris	Israel - Premier Tech	5	7	3:36
15	ZIMMERMANN Georg	Intermarché - Circus - Wanty	5	6	4:20

Froome ahead of Zimmermann who dropped Pogačar on Col de la Loze. Froome>Pogačar

 

[veganrob]

He just needs his magic sand shoes back. Dave Brailsford took them

 

[Skijumper Roglic fan]

I'm sure there'll be plenty of new posts in this thread during the race anyway.

Yeah, the Froome thread is popular.

Probably because he „created“ a situation which cannot be witnessed too often: a (four time) TdF winner who declined to finishing hilly 2.1 races in the grupetto.

Most champions wouldn‘t have the passion needed. Most of them only accept to retire as champions…

 

[ManicJack]

Most champions wouldn‘t have the passion needed. Most of them only accept to retire as champions…

Well, rumor has it he has 2 more years and $10M of reasons to try. I'm not giving up hope. I love the entertainment he provides while chasing miracles.

 

[movingtarget]

Well, rumor has it he has 2 more years and $10M of reasons to try. I'm not giving up hope. I love the entertainment he provides while chasing miracles.

If that salary is accurate then the team ownership have lost their minds.

 

[tobydawq]

Yeah, I also noticed that Froome nowadays does exceptionally well in this „Mercan‘Tour“ race in June… This race seems to suit him very well.

(Maybe this will be the race where he‘ll take his first victory, since 2018…)

Or maybe it will not.

 

[Rob5091]

Well, rumor has it he has 2 more years and $10M of reasons to try. I'm not giving up hope. I love the entertainment he provides while chasing miracles.

According to PCS, Froome's contract is up this year, and going from Adams comments, he'll have a hard time getting it renewed.

 

[perico]

Israel Premier Tech not doing the Tour of Britain this year. Froome can't even do his home race

Lloyds Tour of Britain

British Cycling

www.tourofbritain.co.uk

I thought he already rode the Tour of Kenya earlier in the year?

 

[rallybanana]

I thought he already rode the Tour of Kenya earlier in the year?

I think you're getting Kenya and Rwanda mixed up. Here's a quick cycling guide to East African countries

Kenya - where Chris Froome was born
Rwanda - where the 2025 world championships will take place
Eritrea - where Biniam Girmay comes from

 

[Pinot's goat]

According to PCS

You must be new to this site.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Yeah, I also noticed that Froome nowadays does exceptionally well in this „Mercan‘Tour“ race in June… This race seems to suit him very well.

(Maybe this will be the race where he‘ll take his first victory, since 2018…)

11th and 14th, doing exceptionally well and the victory is just around the corner. Sure!

 

[Ricco']

There is a lot of excitement on the interwebs about a potential boxing combat between two social media dorks, but when do we have the ultimate PPV showdown, the battle that will settle it all?

4-time Tour Winner Chris Froome vs. Double World Champion Sylvan Adams, up the Alpe d'Huez. The winner takes it all and gets the 1 million euro deal that's on the table.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1688614703633780737

View: https://twitter.com/IsraelPremTech/status/1688614703633780737

 

[SHAD0W93]

Honestly I think Froome would get beat by Adams because it isn’t a long or hard enough stage for his endurance to kick in as we’ve been told. Realistically, Adams is beating Froome.

 

[samhocking]

According to PCS, Froome's contract is up this year, and going from Adams comments, he'll have a hard time getting it renewed.

I think that's just the renewal date, he still has two years left on the overall contract Adams signed. He said it himself on The Move recently he's got two years on the contract still and plans to see it out.

 

[Rob5091]

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sy...l-premier-tech-a-retirement-home-i-dont-care/
Although Adams says Froome is fully recovered from his crash, he also has no answer as to why he hasn't performed. The Canadian-Israeli team owner appears to be losing patience with the four-time Tour de France winner.
Adams also reiterated that he will hold to the contract that allows Froome to remain with the team through 2025.

 

[samhocking]

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sy...l-premier-tech-a-retirement-home-i-dont-care/
Although Adams says Froome is fully recovered from his crash, he also has no answer as to why he hasn't performed. The Canadian-Israeli team owner appears to be losing patience with the four-time Tour de France winner.
Adams also reiterated that he will hold to the contract that allows Froome to remain with the team through 2025.

As Froome said on The Move then. Makes sense, the contract is binding and Adams signed Froome through 2025. The renewal is just to renegotiate whatever terms they agreed would be reviewed in 2023 I guess?

 

[FroomeWagon]

As Froome said on The Move then. Makes sense, the contract is binding and Adams signed Froome through 2025. The renewal is just to renegotiate whatever terms they agreed would be reviewed in 2023 I guess?

I think Froome is probably due for a raise ... inflation and all, you know?

 

[TourOfSardinia]

It's not really funny. Adams wants to let the needy neo pro's in to IPT.
The more he gives away to Dawg the less bugdet for them.
Froome continuing = bad for cycling in the medium term.

Dawg in a manger

 

[pelotonIQ]

Equipment issues again impeding to show a result.

It once again proves that one could have the ultimate bike, the best brakes, the last 1x drivetrain, the tightiest face sock or the lightest wheels, but the most prevailing equipament a rider has on the road are his legs.

don't forget the balls.

 

[Lequack]

He's headlining the Deutchland Tour, a proper pro race! The hard miles from the Czech Tour will come in handy.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1689982835786944512

View: https://twitter.com/DeineTour/status/1689982835786944512

 

[SHAD0W93]

He's headlining the Deutchland Tour, a proper pro race! The hard miles from the Czech Tour will come in handy.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1689982835786944512

View: https://twitter.com/DeineTour/status/1689982835786944512

Bauhaus to finish ahead of Froome on the mountain stages.

 

[rallybanana]

Bauhaus to finish ahead of Froome on the mountain stages.

Looking at the race profile there does not seem to be any proper mountain stages. It's probably an ideal route for Froome.

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