You forgot;fmk_RoI said:The story so far:
Bad form first half of race: with Cookson gone he can't dope
Pulls off planned exploit: he's doping
Collapses next day: he was allowed to use a motor by Vegni
Froome supporters choose most outlandish post to hang their hat on.....thehog said:You forgot;fmk_RoI said:The story so far:
Bad form first half of race: with Cookson gone he can't dope
Pulls off planned exploit: he's doping
Collapses next day: he was allowed to use a motor by Vegni
FMK to offer no explanation just pick at other posts![]()
Pedantism; can't dope to Cookson allowed levels.fmk_RoI said:The story so far:
Bad form first half of race: with Cookson gone he can't dope
He was paid 1.4million to perform. Go figurefmk_RoI said:Pulls off planned exploit: he's doping
Aru collapsed. Froome not allowed the motor today.fmk_RoI said:Collapses next day: he was allowed to use a motor by Vegni
You mean an explanation crazy enough for people here to whoop up? Okay, here: time travel. Froome's actually at home with the kid. For the first half of the race 2010 Froome - Crash Froome - travelled forward in time to take his place. Yesterday, 2019 Froome tripped in, cause he was bored sitting out his ban. Today they dropped 2010 Froome back in. Tomorrow 2016 Froome will be doing the rest day. Happy now I've played by your rules?thehog said:You forgot;fmk_RoI said:The story so far:
Bad form first half of race: with Cookson gone he can't dope
Pulls off planned exploit: he's doping
Collapses next day: he was allowed to use a motor by Vegni
FMK to offer no explanation just pick at other posts![]()
gillan1969 said:Froome supporters choose most outlandish post to hang their hat on.....thehog said:You forgot;fmk_RoI said:The story so far:
Bad form first half of race: with Cookson gone he can't dope
Pulls off planned exploit: he's doping
Collapses next day: he was allowed to use a motor by Vegni
FMK to offer no explanation just pick at other posts![]()
he dopes big time but has had to dial it in this year...that's a bigger hook.....
it looks like the hopeful loss from GT podiums of the most blatant doper since the....eh..... last SKY one...
now on the other hand and talking of SKY...I'm liking the cut of the jib of the young columbian lad in California
The fee was paid to Sky.thehog said:The only question remaining is... will Froome share his appearence fee with his teammates?![]()
DB lending <cough><cough> that money to Guiseppe Acquadro now looking like a wise investment.gillan1969 said:now on the other hand and talking of SKY...I'm liking the cut of the jib of the young columbian lad in California
fmk_RoI said:You mean an explanation crazy enough for people here to whoop up? Okay, here: time travel. Froome's actually at home with the kid. For the first half of the race 2010 Froome - Crash Froome - travelled forward in time to take his place. Yesterday, 2019 Froome tripped in, cause he was bored sitting out his ban. Today they dropped 2010 Froome back in. Tomorrow 2016 Froome will be doing the rest day. Happy now I've played by your rules?thehog said:You forgot;fmk_RoI said:The story so far:
Bad form first half of race: with Cookson gone he can't dope
Pulls off planned exploit: he's doping
Collapses next day: he was allowed to use a motor by Vegni
FMK to offer no explanation just pick at other posts![]()
Yeah, agreed.DFA123 said:Me neither.red_flanders said:When you say "recovering naturally"...DFA123 said:This. Yesterday was a huge effort for a rider who is getting towards top shape, but not quite there yet. Plus, Froome nearly always goes terribly when there is rain in the air.red_flanders said:Fatigue? Not saying it isn't weird how he was so strong yesterday, but I don't find it weird that he fell back off today.Serpentin said:I don`t get it how he could set that time on the Zoncolan and be crap today.
Obviously everything about Froome is a bit ridiculous and massively suspicious, but a big effort followed by a drop off the next day, would actually be kind of what you would expect from a rider recovering naturally.![]()
I don't find anything about the guy natural.
I just think that too often there is a scattergun approach regarding Froome and Clinic issues, looking to pin everything that happens to him on clinic issues, which murkies the water a bit and gives his apologists stuff to counter with and scream 'witchhunt'. There is more than enough hard data, contradictions, failed tests and other concrete stuff to bury him, without focusing on speculation about a slight dip in form the day after a huge effort.
Lost me there. Not sure how anyone could come to such a conclusion at this point.brownbobby said:Agree with this 100%. I'm actually less convinced of Froome's doping and even a little bit sympathetic towards him since joining this forum. Some of the mud that gets slung at him is just ridiculous, as you say there's enough to be suspicious about for everyone to see, without all the nonsense that gets piled on top.
So true. Never has there been such a champion. Froome is exactly what you would think of as the model of a cycling hero.brownbobby said:Nailed it in 30 words :lol:fmk_RoI said:The story so far:
Bad form first half of race: with Cookson gone he can't dope
Pulls off planned exploit: he's doping
Collapses next day: he was allowed to use a motor by Vegni
Well, that's exactly what the sport deserves, isn't it?Rollthedice said:What if, in this beautiful sport Froome gets a retroactive ban, gets stripped of his, let's say 6th place at the Giro and rides Tour winning it for the fifth time?
Praise be ..Rollthedice said:What if, in this beautiful sport Froome gets a retroactive ban, gets stripped of his, let's say 6th place at the Giro and rides Tour winning it for the fifth time?
ASO wont let Froome win it.Rollthedice said:What if, in this beautiful sport Froome gets a retroactive ban, gets stripped of his, let's say 6th place at the Giro and rides Tour winning it for the fifth time?
Even without any doping at all by anybody there would be sudden changes of fortune so trying to tie every single occurrence to some sort of doping conspiracy is a fools game. Yes, we know of certain events in cycling history that were a result of planned cheating but we don't know about everything*ScienceIsCool said:So true. Never has there been such a champion. Froome is exactly what you would think of as the model of a cycling hero.brownbobby said:Nailed it in 30 words :lol:fmk_RoI said:The story so far:
Bad form first half of race: with Cookson gone he can't dope
Pulls off planned exploit: he's doping
Collapses next day: he was allowed to use a motor by Vegni
John Swanson
Aru must have got some dodgy generics or else he's sick.macbindle said:Even without any doping at all by anybody there would be sudden changes of fortune so trying to tie every single occurrence to some sort of doping conspiracy is a fools game. Yes, we know of certain events in cycling history that were a result of planned cheating but we don't know about everything*ScienceIsCool said:So true. Never has there been such a champion. Froome is exactly what you would think of as the model of a cycling hero.brownbobby said:Nailed it in 30 words :lol:fmk_RoI said:The story so far:
Bad form first half of race: with Cookson gone he can't dope
Pulls off planned exploit: he's doping
Collapses next day: he was allowed to use a motor by Vegni
John Swanson
*I still think the top guys are all rammed.
Look out! - he'll be back"The time trial will be very important for the Giro. Everyone is expected Tom Dumoulin to do something because he's world time trial champion but we'll see what we can do on the course too," Froome said.
They did such a good job stopping LA get to seven.Benotti69 said:ASO wont let Froome win it.Rollthedice said:What if, in this beautiful sport Froome gets a retroactive ban, gets stripped of his, let's say 6th place at the Giro and rides Tour winning it for the fifth time?
perhaps he just learnt a one-day anti-gravity spellDekker_Tifosi said:It's magic. Froome probably has been drafted into Hufflepuff
I didn't notice they were trying.fmk_RoI said:They did such a good job stopping LA get to seven.Benotti69 said:ASO wont let Froome win it.Rollthedice said:What if, in this beautiful sport Froome gets a retroactive ban, gets stripped of his, let's say 6th place at the Giro and rides Tour winning it for the fifth time?