Teams & Riders Chris Froome Discussion Thread.

[benzwire]

Serious question. Could Contador, if he joined the peloton today, as-is, could he beat Froome? I saw his Ventoux recon recently and he looked pretty good. For old times sake, I would like to see this!
I never disliked Froome, but he has fallen so far down in level and still racing that it's unprecedented. I REALLY neeeds to hang up the wheels and do something else at this point.

 

[rallybanana]

A Froome-Contador rematch as part of the pro peloton would be anticlimactic, unless it's a handicap race. Maybe a 1v1 200km race on a flat motorway with no wind would be more interesting

 

[Izzyeviel]

Serious question. Could Contador, if he joined the peloton today, as-is, could he beat Froome? I saw his Ventoux recon recently and he looked pretty good. For old times sake, I would like to see this!
I never disliked Froome, but he has fallen so far down in level and still racing that it's unprecedented. I REALLY neeeds to hang up the wheels and do something else at this point.

Geoff Boycotts grandma could beat Froome in race

 

[Froome]

A Froome-Contador rematch as part of the pro peloton would be anticlimactic, unless it's a handicap race. Maybe a 1v1 200km race on a flat motorway with no wind would be more interesting

View: https://youtu.be/6S-vH3H9dic?si=Pau_wPuo80Ak50Kz


Those were the days. What a fight in andalucia.

Froome had two legs before the crash.

 

[wirral]

REALLY neeeds to hang up the wheels and do something else at this point

Less than 6 interminable months to go and then we can put this sorry saga and this thread to bed.

I feel it has to be some money laundering / tax dodge or something like that.

 

[Unchained]

Another solid day in the saddle for Chris Froome at the Tour de Suisse.
He did not waste unnecessary energy pointlessly staying with the main peloton of leaders on Day Two.
Instead Froome kept his powder dry, stayed safe and kept out of the wind to finish in a large group of quality riders 8mins 12secs behind today's winner.
It is vital he gets eight quality days of World Tour-level riding in before tackling the Tour de France and Project Five.
So far, so good.

When I first read this post felt upset stomach, now latest posts are a bunch of history and fantasy stuff about what if..involving Alberto Contador..funny Alberto is 42, Froome is 40..they both have something in common, Contador hasn't raced since 2015 Froome could have stopped in 2022 or 23 everything would have been fine.. Seeing him flipping and flopping in Switzerland is sad. Retire.. Call Cavendish, call Caleb ask for help with retirement speech

 

[tonymikejoe]

We are already on Stage Six of the Tour de Suisse today.
Chris Froome IS still in the race, 'getting into the rhythm' 'stretching the legs' 'getting in the k's.'
Great stuff.
PS. Not a stage that favours Froome today. Likely to be a bunch sprint.
In fact, the only stage left in the race that will suit him is the Stage Eight uphill TT.
Stay posted.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Finished in the same group today as Fausto.

 

[aruipksni]

Finished in the same group today as Fausto.

he is slowly improving.