This.meat puppet said:so, froome banked a unit after the first mountain stage?
Not that time of the month.purcell said:Has Mrs. Froome started breaking off on twitter yet? Or is she actually keeping her yap shut for once?
That's just abusive and stupid. Sorry the reporting function isn't working.The_Juan said:Not that time of the month.
If I could say to you what I really want to say without being banned... forget it.red_flanders said:That's just abusive and stupid. Sorry the reporting function isn't working.
Still hurting today when he attacked on the flat I suppose.Granville57 said:Well I'm not a doctor, so I can't say with absolute authority where Chris Froome's brain is located, but I'll take a chance in saying that it probably won't be found within the "red zones" as depicted here.
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Perhaps it was a bit more "physical."
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Sounds to me he was glowing at LBL and they pulled him. Unbeknownst he was still radioactive by Romandie so they rushed through a TUE.SundayRider said:Maybe add another 5 minutes onto that?
http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showpost.php?p=1492649&postcount=158thehog said:Sounds to me he was glowing at LBL and they pulled him. Unbeknownst he was still radioactive by Romandie so they rushed through a TUE.
red_flanders said:Probably. Look, the UCI don't even need to be complicit for this to work. Sky figure out Froome is glowing. They apply for the rush TUE. If they get it, he rides. If not, he's still "suffering from the flu" and is scrubbed. UCI guaranteed to come out and say it's all above board, which it is, technically.
None of it however, explains why a rider with such an "acute" respiratory issue is riding, let along smashing the field.
red_flanders said:Who knows. Would guess the former. Knowing what you could be popped for ahead of time? Quite the marginal gain.
GreasyMonkey said:I doubt that it was to cover a specific drug/combo, but if you put such a huge spike in any sample result, whatever they might find in small dosages would become simple noise in the background against the prednisone.
Testers would see that he had a TUE for it, and probably went no further.
Same as the age-old trick of if you want to hide something, put something bigger that would be of interest to the searching party, in plain view.
Good man!GreasyMonkey said:
Don't forget how random his body has been with multiple ailments is the kind of gruff Sky will pedal. Truth be told if some athlete was always suffering from this or that health wise then their form would mirror Andy Schleks more than Chris Froomes. It makes no sense.GreasyMonkey said:
Please enlighten me, would he be glowing from corticosteriod or is that being used as a masking agent ? Or do you have another hypothesis ?thehog said:Sounds to me he was glowing at LBL and they pulled him. Unbeknownst he was still radioactive by Romandie so they rushed through a TUE.
Geez.Fzotrlool said:Is Froome's Tour in danger yet? He seems to be a mentally broken man right now.
I would say the look on his face today was like a kid caught with hand in the cookie jar. He's looked awfully sheepish.Walkman said:Geez.
What do you base that on?
"Mentally broken"? Have you ever competed in anything? Being tired and bonking does not equal mentally weak.
Not sure I saw the same thing. To me, he looked exhausted. It was the same during stage 2 (facial expression at the finish). He seems to lack the ability to recover. Either he is just coming off a hard training block and is worn out or he hasn't been in he cookie jar lately. With Edgar in your system, you do not ride like that.thehog said:I would say the look on his face today was like a kid caught with hand in the cookie jar. He's looked awfully sheepish.
Being mentally weak is not the same as being mentally broken after several accusations and scandals. Would not happen for most people.Walkman said:Geez.
What do you base that on?
"Mentally broken"? Have you ever competed in anything? Being tired and bonking does not equal mentally weak.
Don't worry if it doesn't happen something unusual till the start,i'm convinced Froome will fly in july. No way this guy is mentally broken ,he doesn't have Wiggo personality.Fzotrlool said:Is Froome's Tour in danger yet? He seems to be a mentally broken man right now.
But why take the risk of him actually signing in for LBL (which i believe he did) - more chance of a test, surely?thehog said:Sounds to me he was glowing at LBL and they pulled him. Unbeknownst he was still radioactive by Romandie so they rushed through a TUE.