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the sceptic said:Froome must be clinically insane to do this.
He would still win the tour easily without raising as many eyebrows if he slowed down a bit.
Rob27172 said:Froome finally completes his transformation into Lance mark 2
Dodgy disease - check
Amazing turnaround - check
Cadence - Check
Marginal gains and training specifically for tour - Check
Attack on day one of mountains - check
have team to destroy everyone before you even go for an all out attack - check
UCI in back pocket - Check
It's like the LA era never even happened - how can memories be this short and the UCI think we are all so stupid
rhubroma said:Whatever the f the guy is on, it must also entail a fat burning drug. No diet brings you to such low levels without loosing muscle mass.
the sceptic said:ammattipyöräily @ammattipyoraily 2m2 minutes ago
#TDF2015, Stage 10. La Pierre Saint Martin (14.89 km, 7.72 %, 1150 m)
Chris Froome: 40 min 54 sec, 21.84 Kph, VAM 1687 m/h, 6.09 W/kg [DrF]
Fruitzilla said:Utterly, utterly ridiculous. The emaciated grasshopper will win this one by 15 minutes plus.
lemoogle said:Fruitzilla said:Utterly, utterly ridiculous. The emaciated grasshopper will win this one by 15 minutes plus.
I wish, he doesn't really need to do anything now though, the tour is done he can have a normal ride till the end and everyone will just say that he had one good day and the others had a bad day.
meat puppet said:Stage 10. La Pierre Saint Martin (14.89 km, 7.72 %, 1150 m) Chris Froome: 40 min 54 sec, 21.84 Kph, VAM 1687 m/h, 6.09 W/kg [DrF] says pseudoscientist https://twitter.com/ammattipyoraily
Good lad!
DrSahl said:Dalakhani said:I was wondering what explanation ITV would give. Imlach says, "Everyone having an off day, compared to Chris Froome."
That's just not true. Porte didn't have an off day. Thomas didn't have an off day.
But, seriously, how can you think everyone has an off day on the same day?
I wanna bet you that in 4-6 years, Froome will be revealed... based on history
I admit, I dislike Froome as a person, I really do.. Even sky... but I can normaly look objectiv on things.. but today... This is like Armstrong.. but Froome is just a symtom of the real problems in cycling... it will take more than just nailing them for cheating etc... that wont happen anyway..
I wonder how many of the riders would fare without technology like cycling computers, radio etc. Then atleast tactical sense etc would play role as well..
gooner said:Emma O'Reilly is a believer.
Emma O'Reilly @Emma_OReilly 10m
The more things change, the more they stay the same!
https://twitter.com/Emma_OReilly/status/620975100767158276gooner said:Emma O'Reilly is a believer.
S2Sturges said:DrSahl said:Dalakhani said:I was wondering what explanation ITV would give. Imlach says, "Everyone having an off day, compared to Chris Froome."
That's just not true. Porte didn't have an off day. Thomas didn't have an off day.
But, seriously, how can you think everyone has an off day on the same day?
I wanna bet you that in 4-6 years, Froome will be revealed... based on history
I admit, I dislike Froome as a person, I really do.. Even sky... but I can normaly look objectiv on things.. but today... This is like Armstrong.. but Froome is just a symtom of the real problems in cycling... it will take more than just nailing them for cheating etc... that wont happen anyway..
I wonder how many of the riders would fare without technology like cycling computers, radio etc. Then atleast tactical sense etc would play role as well..
4-6 years is far too late, the money will have been made, legacy built, knighthood attained, podium girls long since kissed and forgotten, accolades accepted... Why doesn't anyone with the UCI or even the ALFD step in here now ? They know this smacks of US Postal with that kind of dominance and that wasn't from marginal gains
To see this mutant aberration of a team run roughshod over everyone else with their fecking motorhomes and support vehicles, unlimited budgets, shiftiness, lying, deceit and arrogance, oops, forgot the marginal gains...
Pro cycling as we knew it is finished... it really is..
lemoogle said:Fruitzilla said:Utterly, utterly ridiculous. The emaciated grasshopper will win this one by 15 minutes plus.
I wish, might as well , he doesn't really need to do anything now though, the tour is done he can have a normal ride till the end and everyone will just say that he had one good day and the others had a bad day.
Eagle said:https://twitter.com/Emma_OReilly/status/620975100767158276gooner said:Emma O'Reilly is a believer.
JV1973 said:Just to clarify something: I presented you guys an objective manner of thinking and options regards to Froome's climbing speed. There was no skepticism implied beyond the understanding of the numbers and their meaning. And, I'm sorry to say, but if you want my opinion on Froome, not an objective map, but a subjective personal opinion? I think he's clean.
does that mean I'd be shocked if I was wrong? No. Does that mean I'm absolutely convince I'm right? Nope.
But my opinion? My opinion is he's clean. I think he's got some crazy adaptive physiology. And I wish I had identified that more quickly.
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http://forum.cyclingnews.imdserve.com/viewtopic.php?p=1491448&sid=58c8de9fe315069aa43f30536f6501b5#p1491448
JV