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Roche may have made a difference for Froome, sure, but on the other hand, he may not have been that bothered after how shabbily they treated him this year.
ok, except for the guys who don't ride in July, its not. Those guys do the same secret training (better and harder than how anyone else trains, because they are Sky. Marginal gains, etc ,etc), have the same access to the secret technology, yet are awful. And the disparity between the form of Froome and that of his teammates is enormous. Its almost like they stuck him on a team with a bunch of juniors.pastronef said:they dont "claim"elduggo said:Sky's Vuelta team are so bad they're doing a decent job looking like they're clean.silvergrenade said:Nobody is clean. Period.
If this year has shown anything its that Sky pay mere lip service to anyone who doesn't feature in July. Not that that's anything new. And it mirrors Lance's USPS setup with his 'inner-circle' and everyone else.
Sky are so good and meticulous in their training with their technology and their marginal gains that the one-time great white hope of British cycling, Petey Kennaugh, was flapping off the back of the lead group for ages til he popped, in yesterdays stage. Their whole team (bar CF) should have been ejected, along with many others, for missing a stage time cut by A LOT. They have been pathetic in this race. Whatever 'program' the July boys are on, the boys of September aren't seeing much of that.
I saw someone ask about Alex Peters on twitter this week. I had wondered the same. Bright young, emerging talent. Have they destroyed him too? What of Owain Doull next year, one wonders. They cut Roche loose, despite being in the form of his life. Despite his vast TdeF experience he was still overlooked, and it was eventually decided he was surplus to requirements. There's a back-story there that we don't know the half of.
But, this is all ok. Just like the excuses that get rolled out for the GB track team about how they need to peak every 4 years cos funding, etc, I'm sure Sky will claim its all about July. Just like US Postal did.
they say it, it is all about July for them, I thought you already understood that since 2012.
the best will go to the Tour. if they win the Tour they can afford to lose the Vuelta. I completely understand that. July is the goal
Roche may have made a difference for Froome, sure, but on the other hand, he may not have been that bothered after how shabbily they treated him this year.