Benotti69 said:Froome does not look like someone who belongs on a bike. Almost alien.
Even for you that's a conspiracy theory too far
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Benotti69 said:Froome does not look like someone who belongs on a bike. Almost alien.
thehog said:So why didn't the guy who came 10th or 8th or 7th improve as much?
Looking at Froome in the 2009 Giro and watching him zig zag up hills its hard to believe that he become a Contador-esque climber.
Yes thats him at right angles behind Gerrans.
Full video at 7:27: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEGpv0xn0E8
Euskaltel! said:You're taking that video WAY out of context. You look at one point and call it proof? Hmm. Watch the full video, watch how Froome goes after the first attacker, does a lot of work on his own on the front and then hits the wall when Gerrans, who has been sitting in the break, attacks. It's exactly what Froome said he needed to work on, being over excited and putting too much work in before the real stuff...
thehog said:So why didn't the guy who came 10th or 8th or 7th improve as much?
Looking at Froome in the 2009 Giro and watching him zig zag up hills its hard to believe that he become a Contador-esque climber.
Yes thats him at right angles behind Gerrans.
Full video at 7:27: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEGpv0xn0E8
thehog said:
del1962 said:Or maybe they can't get stuff into Oman, so Contador is not the star you beleive in
the sceptic said:Youre right. Froome has always been the most talented of the two
BroDeal said:And another example of Froome's "blood disease" coming and going at convenient times. He was supposed to take six months to recover from his last announced relapse.
the sceptic said:Youre right. Froome has always been the most talented of the two
Lanark said:Obviously not, and Froome is a complete joke, but keep in mind that Contador probably started doping extremely early in his carreer, we have no idea how much talent Contador really has.
Lanark said:Obviously not, and Froome is a complete joke, but keep in mind that Contador probably started doping extremely early in his carreer, we have no idea how much talent Contador really has.
LaFlorecita said:By the way I am actually not so sure he started doping "extremely early" (whatever that may mean)
LaFlorecita said:By the way I am actually not so sure he started doping "extremely early" (whatever that may mean)
thehog said:What? 1.5km from the finish line is not real stuff?
Seeing that Froome is the next great Tour champion surely he coiuld beat or come close to Gerrans a lowly one day rider.
Maybe Froome should have ridden with one hand on the handle bar? He goes faster when he does that.
thehog said:When you see Contador bonk he still looks good on a bike. Dope or no dope Contador is a talented cyclist. Whereas Froome as identified in this video looks terrible.
thehog said:No way you could look at him and think one day he'll be a master climber. It's not so much that he can't hold Gerrans wheel it's just he looks terrible on a bike and looks to be a very poor climber.
Walkman said:You are not very objective in the matter either.
The Hitch said:As far as Contador doping young, wasnt it in the op thing that Contador and Lulu were being given a bit of time without dope at a young age to mature ?
The sheet which said - nothing for lulu and then - same as lulu for Contador or some such. Didnt some people interpret it that way?
Walkman said:I don't get why you keep arguing about this. The bolded part is a joke! So what, a GT-rider should always beat any other rider as soon the roads go uphill? Come on man, that a new low, even for you.
And what is that supposed to say?! That he never has totally bonked. And why could that be? Because massive amount of EPO, blood doping and other substances makes it almost impossible to do to so.
This is just pure BS. So you can see who is going to be a great climber and who has no chance?! Wow.That's really cool man.
Thought I agree that his trajectory is indeed not normal and raises a lot of question. I am as suspicious about him as against others.
The Hitch said:Wasnt the last person whos cleanliness you vouched for Frank schleck?