Teams & Riders Froome Talk Only

[Tyr]

Re: Re:

too bad everybody didnt attack when he lost the chain...

It's an unwritten rule to not attack the leader when he has a mechanical

I doubt Nibali realized it was a mechanical. I also doubt Froome would have chased him down, anyway.

Nibali turned back, saw that Froome had a mechanical and then attacked. It was clear from the live, not that I blame him anyway.

 

[gazr99]

Re: Re:

too bad everybody didnt attack when he lost the chain...

It's an unwritten rule to not attack the leader when he has a mechanical

I doubt Nibali realized it was a mechanical. I also doubt Froome would have chased him down, anyway.

I'm 50/50 on if he knew or not. He definitely looked twice when Froome had the issue. However Froome was looking down, whilst slowing down and Froome spends 90% of the race looking down, so maybe Nibali didn't realise.

 

[meat puppet]

yeah, there was some playing with cigars sure, but did he or did he not inhale pot?

in short nibali attacked, it's a race. and I would have applauded froome for having done so too.

 

[doperhopper]

Re: Re:

too bad everybody didnt attack when he lost the chain...

It's an unwritten rule to not attack the leader when he has a mechanical

I doubt Nibali realized it was a mechanical. I also doubt Froome would have chased him down, anyway.

Nibali turned back, saw that Froome had a mechanical and then attacked. It was clear from the live, not that I blame him anyway.

exactly - but he's The Shark ffs, and moreover, it's Astana, the team that attacks everyone, even Conti this Giro (only to get their butts kicked, but that's another story)... and also MPCC and etalon of clean cycling, so why not to use marginal gains if others use theirs

 

[Benotti69]

Tony Gallopin calls Froome data BS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmiXBulLdlw

 

[FroomehasneverdopedX]

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Tony Gallopin calls Froome data BS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmiXBulLdlw

sky removed 10% because of the oval chainring.. .lol


and probably added a few kg of weight to get a lower number

 

[TheGame]

Re: Re:

You know what? I do believe you're right. And to think that Barloworld was also a UK registered squad

Actually they were only a UK registered squad for the final year.

Initially a RSA Team (for one year), they switched to Italian licence when Mercatone Uno folded and the team boss and riders moved to Barloworld (became Barloworld-Androni-Giocatolli).

2 years italian registered, 1 year with joint italy/uk/rsa registration, and then final year a GB registration.

 

[franic]

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Tony Gallopin calls Froome data BS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmiXBulLdlw

It makes me boil the blood when Galloping says "I think the peloton is really clean" and he smirks...

 

[ebandit]

what?.........you think he should maintain a clean face............

Mark L

 

[roundabout]

He was probably the heaviest guy in the top-10 on that stage.

 

[ScienceIsCool]

Re: Re:

too bad everybody didnt attack when he lost the chain...

It's an unwritten rule to not attack the leader when he has a mechanical

It's a written rule not to jack yourself up with dope.

John Swanson

 

[pastronef]

Re: Re:

too bad everybody didnt attack when he lost the chain...

It's an unwritten rule to not attack the leader when he has a mechanical

It's a written rule not to jack yourself up with dope.

John Swanson

so both Nibali and Froome did not respect the written rule

 

[ScienceIsCool]

Re: Re:

too bad everybody didnt attack when he lost the chain...

It's an unwritten rule to not attack the leader when he has a mechanical

It's a written rule not to jack yourself up with dope.

John Swanson

so both Nibali and Froome did not respect the written rule

Well duh... Even playing field?

Wait, I've been here before. I know I have.

John Swanson

 

[Brullnux]

Froome seemed to glide to get back up to the GC group after Nibali attacked. I was really surprised at Froome in the finale. After beating Tyler Hamilton's speed on PSM to being dropped and losing 30 seconds on a fairly easy climb in 5km.

Maybe saving himself for a sub-35 minute ascent of the Alpe, or pretending to be weak so less people suspect him

 

[BYOP88]

Re:

Froome seemed to glide to get back up to the GC group after Nibali attacked. I was really surprised at Froome in the finale. After beating Tyler Hamilton's speed on PSM to being dropped and losing 30 seconds on a fairly easy climb in 5km.

Maybe saving himself for a sub-35 minute ascent of the Alpe, or pretending to be weak so less people suspect him

Winner!!!!!!

 

[I Love To Dope]

When Vinokourov's Vigilantes don't respect you based on the degree to which you cheat, that's something.

 

[pastronef]

Nibali STARING at Froome as Froome is having his rear wheel problem

https://www.twitter.com/_PelotonTweets/status/624647583756091395

 

[Walkman]

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When Vinokourov's Vigilantes don't respect you based on the degree to which you cheat, that's something.

When Froome is dropped big time and Qunitana hammers all of the favorites and people still talk about Froome ten times more than Qunitana you know peoples inability to be objective is long gone…

Insert: "but, but Quintana is a natural climber..."

 

[meat puppet]

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When Vinokourov's Vigilantes don't respect you based on the degree to which you cheat, that's something.

When Froome is dropped big time and Qunitana hammers all of the favorites and people still talk about Froome ten times more than Qunitana you know peoples inability to be objective is long gone…

Insert: "but, but Quintana is a natural climber..."

Only practically no one does. Or where can I find these defense posts?

 

[billcrain]

"the little Colombian". He has a name (Quintana). Very disrepecful at best, racist at worst. Not everyone is tall and very white.

 

[I Love To Dope]

Re: Re:

When Vinokourov's Vigilantes don't respect you based on the degree to which you cheat, that's something.

When Froome is dropped big time and Qunitana hammers all of the favorites and people still talk about Froome ten times more than Qunitana you know peoples inability to be objective is long gone…

Insert: "but, but Quintana is a natural climber..."

Mad

 

[The Principal Sheep]

Nibali STARING at Froome as Froome is having his rear wheel problem

https://www.twitter.com/_PelotonTweets/status/624647583756091395

Nibali TALKING to Kangert as Froome looks at stem

 

[dwyatt]

Why are people talking about mechanical problems and racism in a doping thread?

 

[gazr99]

Nibali STARING at Froome as Froome is having his rear wheel problem

https://www.twitter.com/_PelotonTweets/status/624647583756091395

Nibali TALKING to Kangert as Froome looks at stem

To be fair Nibali, Froome rides like that 90% of the time

 

[BYOP88]

Nibali STARING at Froome as Froome is having his rear wheel problem

https://www.twitter.com/_PelotonTweets/status/624647583756091395

Nibali TALKING to Kangert as Froome looks at stem

To be fair Nibali, Froome rides like that 90% of the time

This.