Teams & Riders Froome Talk Only

[No_Balls]

I like this photo. It's striking. Everyone is putting in an effort, but doing so whilst holding good form.

Except the Dawg, who looks worse than a Cat 3 rider.

What's going on there?

Sure looks like a man working with swimming scientists. The "octopus grip" adds a couple of watts i'll tell you.

 

[thehog]

Look at his face, he's having withdrawal symptoms.

Riis was reading a few passages from The Climb in Spanish into Alberto's earpiece

Motivation as good as a double shot espresso.

 

[Super Voeckler]

java power

 

[SeriousSam]

i cant get over how weird froome's long spidery arms look. just extraterrestrial

 

[the sceptic]

i cant get over how weird froome's long spidery arms look. just extraterrestrial

the mothership

 

[mewmewmew13]

hahaha

phone home..

 

[Rollthedice]

Once he'll use the Sky's wind tunnel (do other teams even have such advanced technology?) to find out that his elbow position isn't aero, he will gain another 50 watts

Finally, Froome in the tunnel

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/acti...Froome-cycles-through-the-Channel-Tunnel.html

 

[proffate]

Paolini cool as a cucumber

My guess about Froome's arm positioning is that he's trying to keep his shoulder blades separated (you can do this by pushing your shoulders forward in their sockets), because someone told him it would help him breathe more deeply.

 

[ShiftingBalance]

2-3% for Froome and 4-5% for Contador according to Il Dottore

Sorry, but 2.090% - 2.992% and 3.78% - 5.34% give or take whether they have pooed, drunk a glass of water or shaved their pubic hair.

 

[42x16ss]

Paolini cool as a cucumber

My guess about Froome's arm positioning is that he's trying to keep his shoulder blades separated (you can do this by pushing your shoulders forward in their sockets), because someone told him it would help him breathe more deeply.

Not even sure if that's plausible. If your bars are the correct width that won't be an issue anyway.

That photo Thehog posted is like night and day, the difference between AC and Froome's styles is ridiculous. Froome pedals with all the grace and poise of the overweight, inexperienced, cashed up middle age mining execs that try and wipe out everything that moves on the shared paths here.

 

[SundayRider]

2-3% for Froome and 4-5% for Contador according to Il Dottore

I watched the Armstrong documentary 'Stop at Nothing' the other night on UK tv. There was clips of Hincapie, Hamilton and Andreu shirtless in the Tour I think it was 99 or maybe 2000. Hamilton/Hincapie in particular had very very low bf%, sometimes posters on here think that the low bf% is a new thing. Hincapie looked like a head on a stick and Hamilton had no arm musculature at all. Andreu was extremely lean too.

 

[hmpower]

Since Froome just hit the deck what juice is going to get in his TUE?

 

[the sceptic]

Since Froome just hit the deck what juice is going to get in his TUE?

You can never go wrong with horse steroids.

Luckily Brailsford has Zorzoli on speed dial.

 

[thrawn]

Since Froome just hit the deck what juice is going to get in his TUE?

A bloodbag to replace all of the blood lost in the crash

 

[BigBoat]

I watched the Armstrong documentary 'Stop at Nothing' the other night on UK tv. There was clips of Hincapie, Hamilton and Andreu shirtless in the Tour I think it was 99 or maybe 2000. Hamilton/Hincapie in particular had very very low bf%, sometimes posters on here think that the low bf% is a new thing. Hincapie looked like a head on a stick and Hamilton had no arm musculature at all. Andreu was extremely lean too.

Yeah not much padding for a crash either..... All it takes is one little fall and no extra muscle or fat to help absorb that energy.

 

[keeponrollin]

Yeah not much padding for a crash either..... All it takes is one little fall and no extra muscle or fat to help absorb that energy.

Luckily he's so graceful & has such superb bike handling skills that he'll rarely find himself in trouble......

 

[Froomster]

It could actually be a big thing. To win a Tour, everything has to go right for you. Froome's had two falls in the past couple of months now. Physically hurts, and impacts psychologically.

 

[deeno1975]

Froome's wrist injury could also affect his ability to get a couple of puffs before some big efforts are required...

 

[the sceptic]

Froome's wrist injury could also affect his ability to get a couple of puffs before some big efforts are required...

Could it also affect his ability to sign the TUE?

 

[go crazy]

Since Froome just hit the deck what juice is going to get in his TUE?

Well since he's following the LA saga almost to a tee, I'd say chamois cream for "saddle sores" and whatnot.

 

[Jack (6 ch)]

Since Froome just hit the deck what juice is going to get in his TUE?

Purpose of a Sky TUE is to allow the result that would have happened to occur had the athlete not been hindered.

Motor in the frame should do it.

 

[thehog]

Could it also affect his ability to sign the TUE?

Just mix all the meds into one bit bowl and take them all at once.

 

[hmpower]

Perhaps Motorman will do a special delivery tonight.

 

[thehog]

Perhaps Motorman will do a special delivery tonight.

I'm not sure he'll even get to week 2. Fell on same side as the Dauphine. His wrist is bung. He is a very frail.

If you look at the way Saxo have ridden on the flat stages. Always kept Contador up front. The Dawg has been up and down all through the early stages.

 

[thrawn]

I'm not sure he'll even get to week 2. Fell on same side as the Dauphine. His wrist is bung. He is a very frail.

If you look at the way Saxo have ridden on the flat stages. Always kept Contador up front. The Dawg has been up and down all through the early stages.

I don't know why the peloton don't just get out of his way and let him ride at the front.