Teams & Riders Froome Talk Only

[42x16ss]

Probably taking the Cound Dawg on a holiday. Why not, I say.

 

[mewmewmew13]

what? he's here? He must be doing the Tour of Utah and then the USPRO..

 

[Dear Wiggo]

Probably taking the Cound Dawg on a holiday. Why not, I say.

I'd say he's visiting Horner for some more tips.

 

[Race Radio]

training with Levi

 

[Race Radio]

Training with Levi, learning new things

http://instagram.com/p/rDi4QbGsTd/

 

[DirtyWorks]

Born in South Africa.
Resides in Monaco.
British citizenship.
Crashes in France.

Recovers in America.

Wait, what!?

With fractured wrist(s)?? I don't know how long recovery would take, so maybe 2 weeks is enough?

Someone please explain how this works. A lightbulb over Froome's head is lit somewhere in Europe and he's off to Nor Cal. WTF is Levi selling?


Another story that makes no sense. Again.

 

[Ripper]

Training with Levi, learning new things

http://instagram.com/p/rDi4QbGsTd/

Well that's just lovely!

Chris needs a wambulance with the whining about Nibs in le Tour. Perhaps Levi has also given him a shoulder to cry on.

 

[meat puppet]

Well isnt levi known for treating dawgs?

 

[bobbins]

For someone with broken wrists he's managing some long rides.

 

[Dear Wiggo]

For someone with broken wrists he's managing some long rides.

Bones in the wrist also take a long time to heal, I thought?

If he doesn't do some races in the US, it's going to look all kinds of weird, isn't it?

 

[Brooks Fahey Baldwin]

All depends upon which bone he broke.
Many of the carpals only have a single blood supply, ie only one nutrient foramen. So if there is a decent fracture it can require surgery otherwise half of the bone will die off, leaving you with a dysfunctional wrist forever.

Surgery and avascular necrosis aside, yes; carpals do take a long time to heal.

At the time I thought Froome seemed to be dropping out pretty easily.

 

[pancakes]

Training with Levi, learning new things

http://instagram.com/p/rDi4QbGsTd/

A Sky rider having nothing to do with a known doper.....again.

Explanation Sir Dave? Mr. Walsh?

 

[blackcat]

3 years back it was levi lance and gerro in colorado

 

[nomapnocompass]

All depends upon which bone he broke.
Many of the carpals only have a single blood supply, ie only one nutrient foramen. So if there is a decent fracture it can require surgery otherwise half of the bone will die off, leaving you with a dysfunctional wrist forever.

Surgery and avascular necrosis aside, yes; carpals do take a long time to heal.

At the time I thought Froome seemed to be dropping out pretty easily.

Agree, undoubtedly small bone fx. The fact they didn't appear on initial x-ray but only on MRI confirms. Unlikely to be scaphoid as he is not cast and bracing not significant, possibly lunate in which case the risk of avascular necrosis is high with incorrect healing.

However it would still be possible to ride, I know as I have done with a similar condition in the past, but not over the cobbles!

 

[Hawkwood]

With fractured wrist(s)?? I don't know how long recovery would take, so maybe 2 weeks is enough?

Someone please explain how this works. A lightbulb over Froome's head is lit somewhere in Europe and he's off to Nor Cal. WTF is Levi selling?


Another story that makes no sense. Again.

My experience, my wrist was in a cast for eight weeks, at the end of which I'd lost a lot of grip strength. I'd fractured my scaphoid. Concidentally two work colleagues have recently fractured their wrists. One had hers in a sling for two weeks to get the thumb in the right position, then a cast was put on. The other colleague has a bone wasting problem and they've pinned her wrist bones immediately. But it obviously depends on what is broken, whether there are complications, and the standard of medical care.

 

[screaming fist]

Well, at least he has some kind of cast on his left arm in the picture.

 

[MartinGT]

I have a broken wrist at the moment, its only a small break thankfully and I have a similar lightweight cast on as the Dawg at the moment

Docs said he wants to see me in 4 weeks (that was last week) and he said he should see improvements by then. But no riding at all I can do light turbo work at the end of this week if the swelling is down.

But lets forget about this. Once again Sky score an own goal. The Dawg hanging out with an ex doper again!

 

[armchairclimber]

A wrist fracture can be pain free with a lightweight cast like that one within 3 weeks...and good enough for an activity that doesn't involve huge shocks and stresses. I'd say he is taking a risk though.

 

[King Boonen]

Is he actually an idiot? Or just sticking two fingers up at everyone?

 

[The Hitch]

A Sky rider having nothing to do with a known doper.....again.

Explanation Sir Dave? Mr. Walsh?

Good point. Walsh triumphantly announced that tearing pictures of a former doper out of a book when everyone knew he was watching was proof of sky being clean. But riding with them means nothing

 

[Gavandope]

Last time I done my wrist playing 5 a side took about 14 days. Strapped up on one of those neoprene things. No idea where it was broken exactly, one of those dull ache cracks when I put pressure on it.

A bit hard not to ride with ex-dopers though still, not as if they're riding a tandem while Levi holds his BB for him.

 

[Dear Wiggo]

A bit hard not to ride with ex-dopers though still, not as if they're riding a tandem while Levi holds his BB for him.

Talansky was riding with Levi. When I mentioned it, very similar response - no other riders can keep up with Talansky.

Thing is they're part of a team of riders all allegedly clean, and yet they're in the US by themselves? Or with part of the team but training with dopeheimer?

Were they mates previously? What's the relationship?

ETA: You can't tell someone, "You're not allowed to ride with X". And JV is pretty much Leipheimer but a team manager, so saying they can't ride with Leipheimer because he's an ex-doper (which is basically what I am suggesting) is silly. It just feels funny. That's it.

 

[Cycle Chic]

NBC interview

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‏@chrisfroome
About to go live on NBC #TDF pic.twitter.com/0iqUW22Qlg

anyone see the interview on NBC ?

 

[the sceptic]

Good point. Walsh triumphantly announced that tearing pictures of a former doper out of a book when everyone knew he was watching was proof of sky being clean. But riding with them means nothing

I don't think Chris fully understood that Levi had doped.

 

[frenchfry]

I have a broken wrist at the moment, its only a small break thankfully and I have a similar lightweight cast on as the Dawg at the moment

Docs said he wants to see me in 4 weeks (that was last week) and he said he should see improvements by then. But no riding at all I can do light turbo work at the end of this week if the swelling is down.

But lets forget about this. Once again Sky score an own goal. The Dawg hanging out with an ex doper again!

The Dawg hanging out with an ex doper again!

Do you have proof of this?