Is he? Really? Is he doing any work for the team or is he at the back all the time?He is back consistently riding at his pre 2011 Vuelta level.
He is back consistently riding at his pre 2011 Vuelta level. Never have we seen such a meteoric rise out of nowhere and a similar fall from grace. Consecutive days riding in the grupetto now, he probably should have got out while he was on top.
From a competitive perspective, probably yes. From a financial perspective, Froome is genius.He is back consistently riding at his pre 2011 Vuelta level. Never have we seen such a meteoric rise out of nowhere and a similar fall from grace. Consecutive days riding in the grupetto now, he probably should have got out while he was on top.
He had Badzilla. Twice. lol Praziquantel is like a bottomless blood bag for Froomeits on the front page of cycling news - just give it a read....health issues relating to his gut - remenber he had a parasitic disease - cleared it and he said thats why he could now ride a bike - and won the tour 3 times
LolCycling news article stating that its something to do with his gut AGAIN - didnt he blame this african gut thing when he suddenly went from Donkey to racehorse ! ??
Let me get this right: in 2011 or whenever, he reinvents himself when he and the missus come up with this magic elixir that pushes him to the top and now he's at ISN neither of them can remember what was in it? Is it really too much to ask that conspiracy theories have an element of internal logic? I've seen episodes of Murder, She Wrote which were more tightly written than this. Not many, but a few.I guess ISN cannot create the cocktail he was on before.
Froome is old & way past his best. Drugs & a "program" have an expiration date, always, i.e. the rider's age & health to be specific.Let me get this right: in 2011 or whenever, he reinvents himself when he and the missus come up with this magic elixir that pushes him to the top and now he's at ISN neither of them can remember what was in it? Is it really too much to ask that conspiracy theories have an element of internal logic? I've seen episodes of Murder, She Wrote which were more tightly written than this. Not many, but a few.
I guess you didn't pick up the humor from my post?Let me get this right: in 2011 or whenever, he reinvents himself when he and the missus come up with this magic elixir that pushes him to the top and now he's at ISN neither of them can remember what was in it? Is it really too much to ask that conspiracy theories have an element of internal logic? I've seen episodes of Murder, She Wrote which were more tightly written than this. Not many, but a few.
Are you sure you didn't leave it in the car? I think you may have left it in the car. Go check.I guess you didn't pick up the humor from my post?
Perhaps I did. I also think you are fairly tone deaf and grouchy Fergie, so I won't take it too personally.Are you sure you didn't leave it in the car? I think you may have left it in the car. Go check.
If everything went as you describe then perhaps. But fractures heal as do punctured lungs (ask Lemond). I just don't buy his inujuries prevent him from reaching the top again, because his top was unreachable even for him under normal circumstances. Froome should be at least decent by now, but he is like a mediocre dilettante, completely unrecognizable form the hights he obtained on "marginal gains" and evidently a great deal of "salbutomal."Well given no one has ever recovered from such injuries to their previous form I suggest you're being rather hard on him. In case you have forgotten he had an open fracture of the femur, fractured pelvis, fractured neck vertebrae, punctured lung or similar, fractured elbow joint and he lost enough blood that he could have easily clocked out at the time. The fact he is riding at all is an achievement given his accident.
This post should be deleted, following the rules of this forum, right? It's difficult to answer you here, following the rules.If everything went as you describe then perhaps. But fractures heal as do punctured lungs (ask Lemond). I just don't buy his inujuries prevent him from reaching the top again, because his top was unreachable even for him under normal circumstances. Froome should be at least decent by now, but he is like a mediocre diletante, completely unrecognizable form the hights he obtained on "marginal gains" and evidently a great deal of "salbutomal."
No, I simply pointed out known facts.This post should be deleted, following the rules of this forum, right? It's difficult to answer you here, following the rules.
You're insinuating things that supposedly just should be talking by the rules of this forum in the clinic.No, I simply pointed out known facts.
I insinuate nothing, rather state what has been said from the interested parties and reported over and over again.You're insinuating things that supposedly just should be talking by the rules of this forum in the clinic.
Turn your GPS on, mate.You're insinuating things that supposedly just should be talking by the rules of this forum in the clinic.
I think those posts were moved from the main forum to this area of the site (that's why they look out of place).Turn your GPS on, mate.
You are so missing the boat. It was bringing his own pillow that worked the magic.If everything went as you describe then perhaps. But fractures heal as do punctured lungs (ask Lemond). I just don't buy his inujuries prevent him from reaching the top again, because his top was unreachable even for him under normal circumstances. Froome should be at least decent by now, but he is like a mediocre dilettante, completely unrecognizable form the hights he obtained on "marginal gains" and evidently a great deal of "salbutomal."
Not sure to what extent his injuries are the issue, and what else plays into everything. Huge injuries. New team (doping aside). Likely a different regimen of supplements and training. Who knows what shyt-mix is making him so bad. But he is bad and much more comparable to pre-transfroomation, which makes me suspect that drugs or lack thereof are at least part of the issue.I think those posts were moved from the main forum to this area of the site (that's why they look out of place).
I mean here I can clearly state Froome "doped". He did, literally. But so do others. And that alone (i.e. doping versus not doping) doesn't explain why he's so terrible right now.
I find it hard to believe Israel ride pan y agua, so Froome is simply done as a top level cyclist through age & an accumulation of issues. It'll reach "untenable" levels next spring when his performance further deteriorates. That's when the "I'm working to get back to my best" talk won't work anymore.
so, it must be the key of longevity for ValverdeYou are so missing the boat. It was bringing his own pillow that worked the magic.