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Froome19 said:He has the ability to perform as he showed so brilliantly at the Vuelta.
Whether he will do it is up to debate..
He has Wiggins preventing him but his form does seem to be reaching that of his magnificent Vuelta perfomance.
Bernie's eyesore said:Froome is not English, he is a Kenyan representing Britain. Big difference.
Armchair cyclist said:In cycling terms, the only terms that matter here, he is British. Equally, as cyclists, Wiggins is British rather than Australo-Belgian, Cavendish is British although Man is not part of the UK, Millar is not Maltese, and Roche and Dan Martin are Irish rather than French and Brummie respectively.
Insisting that nationality is determined by place of birth would place you in some very dodgy political company.
greenedge said:Wouldn't you prefer for him to continue building his amazing form and go to the Vuelta/ smash Contador
Froome19 said:Going no his Dauphine form he seems to have timed his peak perfectly...
On a humourous note, I’ve spent the evening having the **** taken out of me by my team mates for riding the prologue with warm-up nose plugs in. *They are cotton balls soaked in olbas oil which are used to keep the airways open - obviously not quite the same effect if you forget to remove them before the start. A mistake I will not be making again anytime soon!!jens_attacks said:wow _O_!!!
jens_attacks said:wow _O_!!!
Climeon said:Didn't Cobo supposedly climb the last 6 km of angliru faster than contador in 2008? If so, given how close Froome was to Cobo, Froome could do very well in this tour
Potomac said:Froome will be on the podium with Menchov and Evans.
Gloin22 said:Early reports indicated flat at the beginning of the climb. Not sure if that's true, but we will find out soon i guess.
Gloin22 said:Early reports indicated flat at the beginning of the climb. Not sure if that's true, but we will find out soon i guess.
Gloin22 said:And now Sky on their FB says they believe it was puncture too.
gog... said:he lost a minute 25 sec it's not all over
maxmartin said:pretty sure it is all over for him GC considering, and SKY in not impressive at all in this stage. Well he can focus on working for W and stage hunting maybe. Maybe that is exactly his plan for this tour.