Teams & Riders Chris Froome Discussion Thread.

[Samu Cuenca]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1916084726672101805

View: https://x.com/chrisfroome/status/1916084726672101805


The dawg already building for the summer. Look at his eyes, he is already focus in the big goal.

He finished around Fuglsang and Tarozzi on stage 4, and they both finished in the top 10 yesterday. He could have done the same, but he only cares about victories.

 

[Froome]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1679803841678569472

View: https://x.com/FrederikIngema1/status/1679803841678569472


I miss these days.

Do you also miss these days right @Red Rick ?

 

[Red Rick]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1679803841678569472

View: https://x.com/FrederikIngema1/status/1679803841678569472


I miss these days.

Do you also miss these days right @Red Rick ?

The days, absolutely.

Do I fondly think back of that specific moment?

Not really

 

[tonymikejoe]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1916084726672101805

View: https://x.com/chrisfroome/status/1916084726672101805


The dawg already building for the summer. Look at his eyes, he is already focus in the big goal.

Chris is now a parody of himself.

 

[wirral]

When will this damn thread ever end?

 

[veganrob]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1916084726672101805

View: https://x.com/chrisfroome/status/1916084726672101805


The dawg already building for the summer. Look at his eyes, he is already focus in the big goal.

Wow. Harpoon that whale

 

[aruipksni]

Chris Froome still deliberating racing into 2026​

Chris Froome still deliberating racing into 2026 🇬🇧

The veteran is contemplating another year on the bike with the Tour or the Vuelta possibly on his schedule this summer

open.substack.com

 

[Rackham]

Chris Froome still deliberating racing into 2026​

Chris Froome still deliberating racing into 2026 🇬🇧

The veteran is contemplating another year on the bike with the Tour or the Vuelta possibly on his schedule this summer

open.substack.com

This guy is quite something.

The only way he's 'racing' next year is via cyclotourisme.

 

[Cycling111]

Chris is now a parody of himself.

Since 2019.

 

[Lequack]

Chris Froome still deliberating racing into 2026​

Chris Froome still deliberating racing into 2026 🇬🇧

The veteran is contemplating another year on the bike with the Tour or the Vuelta possibly on his schedule this summer

open.substack.com

Contador should come out retirement so we can have the final duel.

 

[Gigs_98]

Chris Froome still deliberating racing into 2026​

Chris Froome still deliberating racing into 2026 🇬🇧

The veteran is contemplating another year on the bike with the Tour or the Vuelta possibly on his schedule this summer

open.substack.com

C'mon Israel, you gotta do it. You might think he's washed but I can feel it, there is something still left in those legs. His results can easily be explained with bad luck, crashes, wrong saddle positions and scheduling. The guy who can win the TdF is still in there, I know it. Can't take the risk of letting him go somewhere else. 4 years 20 million, who says no?

 

[Rackham]

C'mon Israel, you gotta do it. You might think he's washed but I can feel it, there is something still left in those legs. His results can easily be explained with bad luck, crashes, wrong saddle positions and scheduling. The guy who can win the TdF is still in there, I know it. Can't take the risk of letting him go somewhere else. 4 years 20 million, who says no?

I think they should prank him. Live stream it. Aka invite Froome to the IPT headquarters for a contract renewal and Rick roll him.

 

[pastronef]

Since 2019.

I bet he wished he hadn't crashed and now pedals with 1 leg and a half

 

[aruipksni]

I bet he wished he hadn't crashed and now pedals with 1 leg and a half

having Froome in this sport is now very important, because he is kind of have a balancing effect. basically serve as a sort of the Anti-Pogačar. i compare him to a Jedi who is fighting a dark Sith lord, who wants to rule the entire UCI race calendar.

 

[pastronef]

having Froome in this sport is now very important, because he is kind of have a balancing effect. basically serve as a sort of the Anti-Pogačar. I compare him to a Jedi who is fighting a dark Sith lord, who wants to rule the entire UCI race calendar.

you lost me there, nevermind

 

[Rackham]

you lost me there, nevermind

Yeah me too. Froome is more like Jabba these days.

 

[cen]

I think if he puts in some more hard miles he could do it.

 

[Lequack]

From 2021

https://twitter.com/x/status/1914456896146190584

View: https://x.com/irishpeloton/status/1914456896146190584

 

[Izzyeviel]

Maybe he thinks he's Lewis Hamilton?

 

[Tim Cahill]

Chris was right, he wasn't finished, in fact he's still riding, perhaps into 2026!

 

[Red Rick]

Chris was right, he wasn't finished, in fact he's still riding, perhaps into 2026!

Finishing 4 years OTL is sad even by his standards.

 

[Rackham]

I love reading the posts on social media from people who defend him with comments like "he's got 5 million reasons to ride on and good for him, we'd all do the same".

It's like there's a defence-force for everything in 2025, no matter what it is and no matter the absurdity of the thing they're defending - which in this instance is a greedy 4x TdF winner who fleeced a man with way more money than sense (Sylvan Adams).

I mean good for Froome if the standard here is being a Tarantino-esque anti-hero but if the standard is being a champion then he fails at pretty much every hurdle. It's basically not cool for a 7x GT champion to ride around in the gruppetto for 5 years until he's 40 whilst claiming he's building form for some sort of comeback. Unless he's trying to make everyone laugh. At which point, well done I guess. Funny joke.

 

[Divergence]

I love reading the posts on social media from people who defend him with comments like "he's got 5 million reasons to ride on and good for him, we'd all do the same".

It's like there's a defence-force for everything in 2025, no matter what it is and no matter the absurdity of the thing they're defending - which in this instance is a greedy 4x TdF winner who fleeced a man with way more money than sense (Sylvan Adams).

I mean good for Froome if the standard here is being a Tarantino-esque anti-hero but if the standard is being a champion then he fails at pretty much every hurdle. It's basically not cool for a 7x GT champion to ride around in the gruppetto for 5 years until he's 40 whilst claiming he's building form for some sort of comeback. Unless he's trying to make everyone laugh. At which point, well done I guess. Funny joke.

What if he just likes riding his bike competitively (I know he has not competed much, but still)?

 

[RedheadDane]

I think if he puts in some more hard miles he could do it.

By "it" do you mean guest-ride Alpes Isère Tour for the Academy, and maybe get a top-10...
On a stage?

 

[Red Rick]

I love reading the posts on social media from people who defend him with comments like "he's got 5 million reasons to ride on and good for him, we'd all do the same".

It's like there's a defence-force for everything in 2025, no matter what it is and no matter the absurdity of the thing they're defending - which in this instance is a greedy 4x TdF winner who fleeced a man with way more money than sense (Sylvan Adams).

I mean good for Froome if the standard here is being a Tarantino-esque anti-hero but if the standard is being a champion then he fails at pretty much every hurdle. It's basically not cool for a 7x GT champion to ride around in the gruppetto for 5 years until he's 40 whilst claiming he's building form for some sort of comeback. Unless he's trying to make everyone laugh. At which point, well done I guess. Funny joke.

Pretty much.

And while you can blame the crash or whatever reason, the simple fact is that his best form was probably at Sky in 2020 in the Vuelta still, and for his current team he only remotely did okay in the 2022 TdF. He's been taking the complete piss otherwise.