Porte on Froome from Velonews:
“We’re going up l’Alpe d’Huez twice, Mont Ventoux, it’s a much more mountainous Tour this year. I don’t see the time trials being anywhere as decisive as last year. Chris is one of the purest time trialists and best climbers in the mountains. Chris can win the Tour in any terrain.”
Purest time trialist and best climber. At the same time. Man, we really are back to 1999 in some ways, aren't we? If only I could suspend my disbelief.
I remember days when the lightweight great climbers were great climbers, but not the best TT'rs, and vice versa. Obviously we were wrong.
“We’re going up l’Alpe d’Huez twice, Mont Ventoux, it’s a much more mountainous Tour this year. I don’t see the time trials being anywhere as decisive as last year. Chris is one of the purest time trialists and best climbers in the mountains. Chris can win the Tour in any terrain.”
Purest time trialist and best climber. At the same time. Man, we really are back to 1999 in some ways, aren't we? If only I could suspend my disbelief.
I remember days when the lightweight great climbers were great climbers, but not the best TT'rs, and vice versa. Obviously we were wrong.