Teams & Riders Chris Froome Discussion Thread.

[CyclistAbi]

Likely one of the top teams otherwise the gap in technology is too big.

 

[Rackham]

The curious case of Christopher Froome.

So his contract with IPT is now officially done. He's technically without a team, yet he hasn't announced his retirement.

The man is a living mystery.

 

[red_flanders]

The curious case of Christopher Froome.

So his contract with IPT is now officially done. He's technically without a team, yet he hasn't announced his retirement.

The man is a living mystery.

I don't think it's particularly mysterious. He's hoping to bilk another team out of a few bucks. I mean one assumes no one's that gullible, but he's not closing the door.

 

[yaco]

I don't think it's particularly mysterious. He's hoping to bilk another team out of a few bucks. I mean one assumes no one's that gullible, but he's not closing the door.

Does Froome have to announce his retirement? The odd rider goes off in the darkness of the night which is fine.

 

[red_flanders]

Does Froome have to announce his retirement? The odd rider goes off in the darkness of the night which is fine.

Have to? He’s a 4 time Tour winner plus other major things. Obviously would be very odd if he didn’t.

I’ll grant you it’s been a odd career.

 

[Rackham]

Does Froome have to announce his retirement? The odd rider goes off in the darkness of the night which is fine.

4x TdF winner just disappears anonymously? That'll be a first.

I agree with red_flanders insofar as he's probably fishing for a new contract somewhere. Why? Who knows at this point.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

It's a better situation that those who deny that they have retired, and never re-appear.

 

[rallybanana]

He's hoping to bilk another team out of a few bucks.

Wouldn't he command more money as a race commentator/team director/broom wagon driver than he could as a racing cyclist?

 

[Tim Cahill]

It's just great to see some Chris Froome enthusiasm injected back into the thread ahead of the new season.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Surely there has to be some kind of cameran wurf-style charity role for him at ineos?

 

[Kazistuta]

Read it as CameraMan Wurf and thought, why rhe heck not?

 

[Salvarani]

Read it as CameraMan Wurf and thought, why rhe heck not?

He already has plenty of experience from being a youtuber and blogger in recent years.

 

[King Of The Wolds]

4x TdF winner just disappears anonymously? That'll be a first.

I agree with red_flanders insofar as he's probably fishing for a new contract somewhere. Why? Who knows at this point.

Loves racing his bike.

 

[Hugh Januss]

Read it as CameraMan Wurf and thought, why rhe heck not?

It would probably have been more clear had he spelled it right.

 

[Squire]

Loves racing his bike.

I'm sure EuroCyclingTrips - CCN have a free spot for him. They already have several riders in his age bracket, too.

 

[Tanakka]

4x TdF winner just disappears anonymously? That'll be a first.

The difference here being that Froomy is almost 41 and has been a ghost since 2019.

Indurain retired at 32 at the end of the first year (1996) he didn't win a GT.
He had won the TdF just a year prior (1995) and in 1996 he won:
- Dauphiné and a couple other one week races
- Olympic TT

Simon Yates, suddenly just retired at 33, the year after winning Giro and a stage at TdF.
No, wonder he had to announce it (in spite of not being a multiple TdF winner).

If you were to ask a bunch of casual fans, many might have not even known that Chris was still running for a PRT team in 2025:
-really? I thought he had retired years ago.

 

[Peter von]

Simon Yates, suddenly just retired at 33, the year after winning Giro and a stage at TdF.
No, wonder he had to announce it (in spite of not being a multiple TdF winner).

also; Simon Yates was also formally under contract at time of retirement, so someone had to announce it, so Visma could fill his vacant spot on the team if they wanted to, so the sponsors didn't think they were paying Simon's salaries and getting no returns and all that.
If Yatesy hadn't announced it Visma would have needed to do it.

Froome doesn't have an employer who will break the news if he doesn't do it himself and he can weigh up his options for as long as he wants or whatever it is that he is doing,.