Teams & Riders Froome Talk Only

[chuuurles]

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3 GT's in a row of watching froome take the piss

He was pretty low key in the last two that he won, not really taking the piss and leaning heavily on his team. This is back to 2013 levels.

Fair, but still...

 

[Forever The Best]

This was the most ridiculous performance I've ever seen, by far. (I started watching in 2011)

 

[DFA123]

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Sunweb's DS's reaction sums it up

The depressing realization that their program, whatever it may be, still lags miles behind Sky's.

 

[PhiLiz]

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Sunweb's DS's reaction sums it up

Poor guy. He couldn't quite believe it still.

 

[Red Rick]

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Sunweb's DS's reaction sums it up

What did he say?

 

[Red Rick]

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3 GT's in a row of watching froome take the piss

He was pretty low key in the last two that he won, not really taking the piss and leaning heavily on his team. This is back to 2013 levels.

Fair, but still...

And that all seems fake right now. LIke he easily, easily could've won by much more.

Poels and Henao didn't even need to pull today. Kiri dropped out. This was a 5 man effort.

 

[thehog]

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This was the most ridiculous performance I've ever seen, by far. (I started watching in 2011)

Di Luca and Simoni did the same back in 2005 they actually tired on the final climb, Di Luca was even cramping. Clean Dawg, none of that business!

 

[Red Rick]

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This was the most ridiculous performance I've ever seen, by far. (I started watching in 2011)

Di Luca and Simoni did the same back in 2005 they actually tired on the final climb, Di Luca was even cramping. Clean Dawg, none of that business!

I'll do an extra descent, an extra valley and extra climb for free!

 

[PremierAndrew]

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Sunweb's DS's reaction sums it up

What did he say?

Basically said there was no way Dumo could get back even the 40s he needs tomorrow with Froome riding like this, pointed out that Froome took 9 minutes on the guy 3rd in GC in one day and generally looked stunned. Stopped short of saying Froome should be DQ'd immediately

 

[RichWalk]

all down to fueling according to DB, yep thats obviously it...................

 

[Brullnux]

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Sunweb's DS's reaction sums it up

What did he say?

Basically said there was no way Dumo could get back even the 40s he needs tomorrow with Froome riding like this, pointed out that Froome took 9 minutes on the guy 3rd in GC in one day and generally looked stunned. Stopped short of saying Froome should be DQ'd immediately

Yeah, and Brian Smith looked genuinely crestfallen. (Maybe because of o'Connor)

 

[TheSpud]

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Sunweb's DS's reaction sums it up

What did he say?

Basically said there was no way Dumo could get back even the 40s he needs tomorrow with Froome riding like this, pointed out that Froome took 9 minutes on the guy 3rd in GC in one day and generally looked stunned. Stopped short of saying Froome should be DQ'd immediately

So Dumoulin must have taken 6 minutes from that guy as well...

 

[LaFlorecita]

So what about his power being stuck at 350 watts? The figures changed from one moment to another for the other protagonists.

 

[chuuurles]

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So what about his power being stuck at 350 watts? The figures changed from one moment to another for the other protagonists.

i was watching that also. Strange put prolly just a glitch or frozen data

 

[thehog]

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Sunweb's DS's reaction sums it up

What did he say?

Basically said there was no way Dumo could get back even the 40s he needs tomorrow with Froome riding like this, pointed out that Froome took 9 minutes on the guy 3rd in GC in one day and generally looked stunned. Stopped short of saying Froome should be DQ'd immediately

So Dumoulin must have taken 6 minutes from that guy as well...

If you bothered to watch Dumoulin was in a group 7-10 riders. Please do keep up.

 

[Gigs_98]

Even the German Eurosport commentators couldn't get around the topic of doping today. Jean Claude LeClerque is like the most optimistic person I've ever heard and still he constantly mentioned that this was suspicious as ****. When former pros think this can't be right you know what's going on

 

[TheSpud]

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Sunweb's DS's reaction sums it up

What did he say?

Basically said there was no way Dumo could get back even the 40s he needs tomorrow with Froome riding like this, pointed out that Froome took 9 minutes on the guy 3rd in GC in one day and generally looked stunned. Stopped short of saying Froome should be DQ'd immediately

So Dumoulin must have taken 6 minutes from that guy as well...

If you bothered to watch Dumoulin was in a group 7-10 riders. Please do keep up.

I did watch and I saw Dumoulin basically having to ride by himself for most of the km after Froome's break.

 

[PremierAndrew]

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Sunweb's DS's reaction sums it up

What did he say?

Basically said there was no way Dumo could get back even the 40s he needs tomorrow with Froome riding like this, pointed out that Froome took 9 minutes on the guy 3rd in GC in one day and generally looked stunned. Stopped short of saying Froome should be DQ'd immediately

So Dumoulin must have taken 6 minutes from that guy as well...

If you bothered to watch Dumoulin was in a group 7-10 riders. Please do keep up.

If you bothered to watch, Dumoulin rode pretty much all the way with no help, apart from waiting for Reichenbach who did some work but which ultimately probably ended up losing him more time

 

[DFA123]

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Sunweb's DS's reaction sums it up

What did he say?

Basically said there was no way Dumo could get back even the 40s he needs tomorrow with Froome riding like this, pointed out that Froome took 9 minutes on the guy 3rd in GC in one day and generally looked stunned. Stopped short of saying Froome should be DQ'd immediately

So Dumoulin must have taken 6 minutes from that guy as well...

lol, quite.

 

[hrotha]

Dumoulin certainly didn't get as much help as he'd have liked but he did get some help, he didn't ride 85 km solo like this other guy.

 

[alspacka]

Re: Re:

Sunweb's DS's reaction sums it up

What did he say?

Basically said there was no way Dumo could get back even the 40s he needs tomorrow with Froome riding like this, pointed out that Froome took 9 minutes on the guy 3rd in GC in one day and generally looked stunned. Stopped short of saying Froome should be DQ'd immediately

So Dumoulin must have taken 6 minutes from that guy as well...

If you bothered to watch Dumoulin was in a group 7-10 riders. Please do keep up.

If you're going to be condescending at least try to be remotely accurate.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Froome didn't even look tired in his interview. Amazing.

 

[clydesdale]

Even the German Eurosport commentators couldn't get around the topic of doping today. Jean Claude LeClerque is like the most optimistic person I've ever heard and still he constantly mentioned that this was suspicious as ****. When former pros think this can't be right you know what's going on

As pure spectacle, a great day, but when a man fighting a doping case goes on an 80km solo effort, it’s a little tough to take. People are comparing it to Landis, but to me it’s more Vino from a decade or so ago. Everyone kinda knew but he went on a long solo anyhow.

Btw, what are people’s actual thoughts on sky doping? Real old fashioned doping program or a more I intricate skirting around the rules type of program?

 

[LaFlorecita]

Even the German Eurosport commentators couldn't get around the topic of doping today. Jean Claude LeClerque is like the most optimistic person I've ever heard and still he constantly mentioned that this was suspicious as ****. When former pros think this can't be right you know what's going on

Karsten Kroon didn't believe it at all either. At first he was convinced Froome would crack, then you could slowly hear him becoming more and more amazed every minute. At one point he said "you don't see this often... I'm sorry to say, but the only similar performance I can think of is Landis"

 

[Arked]

Even the German Eurosport commentators couldn't get around the topic of doping today. Jean Claude LeClerque is like the most optimistic person I've ever heard and still he constantly mentioned that this was suspicious as ****. When former pros think this can't be right you know what's going on

As pure spectacle, a great day, but when a man fighting a doping case goes on an 80km solo effort, it’s a little tough to take. People are comparing it to Landis, but to me it’s more Vino from a decade or so ago. Everyone kinda knew but he went on a long solo anyhow.

Btw, what are people’s actual thoughts on sky doping? Real old fashioned doping program or a more I intricate skirting around the rules type of program?

His "doping case" is barely a case though. It was blown out of proportion by media and people with zero knowledge about actual doping.