Teams & Riders Froome Talk Only

[Carlo Algatrensig]

Does anybody know what gear Froome was using when he made that 2,000,000 RPM attack?

53x11 or maybe 53x12

 

[Alphabet]

Take it to the next absurd level. What if somebody produces 500 kilowatts for 10 hours, matches the output of a Rolls Royce aeroplane turbine?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Mountain stages no longer get won by minutes, but by seconds. You can see cycling is clean because nobody can do long attacks in mountain stages anymore.
/Brailsford a year ago

yeah. So. Erm. What now mr Brailsford?


Actually ,he is partly right. Besides Froome the rest of the top 10 are very close together.

 

[No_Balls]

Now it´s time for the meltdown...

I love it.

Of course you do Mengele. Seeing as you dont care about doping.

 

[roundabout]

Exactly. Personally I think more should be made of the time Froome put on everybody else in a few km, with a tailwind, than of any climbing times, as those are going to be off for everyone. Doesn't make Froome (or Porte) any less ridiculous, mind.

The way the 3rd group rode didn't seem like there was tailwind.

I think there were Kreuziger, Murito, Moreno, Fuglsang, Belkin twins, Peraud, De Clercq, Rogers, Valverde and Martin together at one point after Chalet Reynard.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Even some of the Skybots are taken aback.

In the saddle, Froome destroys Contador after Porte who rather inexplicably had a "bad day" after Ax3D, dropped everyone except Alberto.

I mean, this is just hilarious.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Does anybody know what gear Froome was using when he made that 2,000,000 RPM attack?

5th gear for sure.

 

[sniper]

This is so amazing

Maarten Ducrot said he had never seen anybody excellerate like that on the Ventoux before.

 

[MatParker117]

Quite an achievement for the UK.

Worlds greatest TT'er - Brad
Worlds greatest sprinter - Cav
Worlds greatest climber - Froome

Probably got the greatest track cyclist too, not sure. All hail your new cycling overlords.

Future looks great too.

 

[sniper]

The way the 3rd group rode didn't seem like there was tailwind.

I think there were Kreuziger, Murito, Moreno, Fuglsang, Belkin twins, Peraud, De Clercq, Rogers, Valverde and Martin together at one point after Chalet Reynard.

the third group with Ten Dam/Mollema had a head wind (source: Ten Dam).

 

[Almeisan]

Maarten Ducrot said he had never seen anybody excellerate like that on the Ventoux before.

WTF was he doing? Why would he remain seated as well and use that small of a gear?

Seems like a donk move like he makes many donk moves like in the echelon stage. Guy doesn't have a clue about pro cycling. I remember him in 2009 Giro. He looked worse then then Schleck today. He almost fell over and then crossed the road almost at a 90 degree angle 'to make the gradient smaller' according to the commentator, haha.

Or is he just above he curve? Spinners are winners?

 

[frenchfry]

France 2 really took the boots to Froome with such perfectly placed double-entendre and innuendo. Awesome.

I have really changed my opinion of Cédric Vasseur, who I previously found bland and politically correct. He did everything but out and out call Froome a doper, and I loved it when he suggested that team management had told him to slow it down to remain credible. Both him and Thierry Adam got on Froome's case for spending the better part of the climb chatting into the microphone with his DS

 

[lemoogle]

Maarten Ducrot said he had never seen anybody excellerate like that on the Ventoux before.

Noone has ever seen anyone accelerate like that, France2 even told froome that when they interviewed him after the race.

As they put it ... He was SPRINTING on the ventoux. Didn't even need to get out of his saddle

 

[No_Balls]

The worst part about this is that they dont even bother to hide it
That arrogance tells me they are not worried about getting caught anytime soon

This. We are in for a long one.

 

[hrotha]

Ten Dam on dutch television just said he had serious head wind during the part where he was bringing Mollema back to Bertie.

Interesting. This makes it all harder to interpret.

 

[vcampbell]

Next year, Giro->Porte (gift), Tour->Froome, Vuelta->Kennaugh, and I hope in 2015 Froome will make the triple, with a full Sky podium. And now it's sounds real to me.

 

[mewmewmew13]

I have really changed my opinion of Cédric Vasseur, who I previously found bland and politically correct. He did everything but out and out call Froome a doper, and I loved it when he suggested that team management had told him to slow it down to remain credible. Both him and Thierry Adam got on Froome's case for spending the better part of the climb chatting into the microphone with his DS

Good insight ff! Thnx

 

[lemoogle]

I have really changed my opinion of Cédric Vasseur, who I previously found bland and politically correct. He did everything but out and out call Froome a doper, and I loved it when he suggested that team management had told him to slow it down to remain credible. Both him and Thierry Adam got on Froome's case for spending the better part of the climb chatting into the microphone with his DS

Thierry Adam was actually arguing against Vasseur's doping insinuations. But yeah it was so ridiculous that froome was on his earpiece the whole climb.

He clearly had loads of strength left because you don't ask your DS what to do if you're at full gas in the the last 3km of a climb. It was almost like he was asking for permission.

 

[mewmewmew13]

Mountain stages no longer get won by minutes, but by seconds. You can see cycling is clean because nobody can do long attacks in mountain stages anymore.
/Brailsford a year ago

yeah. So. Erm. What now mr Brailsford?


Actually ,he is partly right. Besides Froome the rest of the top 10 are very close together.

Yes!
I wish Brailsford would revisit this quote

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

It's gonna be so ironic when they give Contador this Tour after banning Froome for doping in a couple of years.

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

I am sorry some of you guys can´t believe in miracles...

I think Froome just wanna show everybody (Brailsford inclusive) that he was truly p.i$$ed for two years to have to sit behind boring and weaker than him Wiggins. He is on a mission. No holds barred.

He might dope, he may not.

But i don´t understand the hate towards him. He is like Ullrich: Humble in interviews. You never hear a bad word from him. No personal attacks like Armstrong. He just "diesel it up" (ok, Ullrich never accelareted like him today, but otherwise Froome reminds me of his beautiful style).
No-nonsense in the saddle like the Schlecks and AC used to bore us with, less than two years ago.
No pointless gifts like Armstrong, that just lead to more sore apples.
And most importantly: no arrogant behavior like Armstrong. So after all i like this guy until (if he ever) gets caught.
I truly enjoy the ride. Who knows when will ever see such ecxiting (& most importantly fruitful) attacks again.

 

[Berzin]

Many people stated they "never saw something like this on the Ventoux". Even the commentator said "it's an attack a la Cancellara".

Did anyone x-ray Froome's bike at the beginning or end of the stage to check for a motor?

No he didn't. He took 30 seconds.

It seemed like a minute and a half.

 

[roundabout]

Thierry Adam was actually arguing against Vasseur's doping insinuations. But yeah it was so ridiculous that froome was on his earpiece the whole climb.

He clearly had loads of strength left because you don't ask your DS what to do if you're at full gas in the the last 3km of a climb. It was almost like he was asking for permission.

Maybe he and the car were deciding whether or not to give a stage to Quintana?

 

[Berzin]

No he didn't. He took 30 seconds.

It seemed like a minute and a half.

 

[lemoogle]

I am sorry some of you guys can´t believe in miracles...

I think Froome just wanna show everybody (Brailsford inclusive) that he was truly p.i$$ed for two years to have to sit behind boring and weaker than him Wiggins. He is on a mission. No holds barred.

He might dope, he may not.

I call your bluff, I don't think your opinion is anywhere close to what you pretend on here.