Teams & Riders Froome Talk Only

[gazr99]

Nibali STARING at Froome as Froome is having his rear wheel problem

https://www.twitter.com/_PelotonTweets/status/624647583756091395

Nibali TALKING to Kangert as Froome looks at stem

Coincidentally Contador and looks like Uran maybe, are staring at Froome at the same time. Could they hear something wrong with his bike?

 

[The Hitch]

Doesn't the don't attack the leader rule go back to Armstrong? Anyway it makes no sense that 1 rider can attack his rivals when they have mech but his rivals can't attack him. Either it's always ok or it's never ok.

 

[dwyatt]

Nibali STARING at Froome as Froome is having his rear wheel problem

https://www.twitter.com/_PelotonTweets/status/624647583756091395

Nibali TALKING to Kangert as Froome looks at stem

Coincidentally Contador and looks like Uran maybe, are staring at Froome at the same time. Could they hear something wrong with his bike?

An electrical motor failing is really loud

 

[Dalakhani]

Brailsford goes Postal:

"French 'bitter' about Chris Froome's success

Sir David Brailsford suggests French cycling fans have turned on Chris Froome because they are jealous of British success in their race"

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/tour-de-france/11761735/Tour-de-France-2015-French-bitter-about-Chris-Froomes-success.html

 

[Benotti69]

Nibali STARING at Froome as Froome is having his rear wheel problem

https://www.twitter.com/_PelotonTweets/status/624647583756091395

If you look at this photo carefully, it actually looks like Scarponi is telling Nibali something. So whether Scarponi is telling Nibali, Froome is having a mechanical, go for it, but Froome always has his head down.

 

[TheSpud]

"the little Colombian". He has a name (Quintana). Very disrepecful at best, racist at worst. Not everyone is tall and very white.

Thats nonsense.

He is Columbian - fact. The comment is not being disrespectful of his race.
He is not tall - fact. The comment again is being descriptive. Now some people don't like it, but if he was 6'7" and was described as big or tall would anyone complain?

 

[LaFlorecita]

"the little Colombian". He has a name (Quintana). Very disrepecful at best, racist at worst. Not everyone is tall and very white.

Thats nonsense.

He is Columbian - fact. The comment is not being disrespectful of his race.
He is not tall - fact. The comment again is being descriptive. Now some people don't like it, but if he was 6'7" and was described as big or tall would anyone complain?

Contador is Spanish - fact.
Paulinho and Hernandez are his friends, in Spanish "amigos" - fact.
They occasionally stop for a coffee during training while Froome never stops - the first is a fact, the second is Froome's claim.

Yet many people still felt it was disrespectful when Froome pretty much described them as lazy coffee-drinking amigos.

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

"the little Colombian". He has a name (Quintana). Very disrepecful at best, racist at worst. Not everyone is tall and very white.

Oh my the political correct come out of ... wherever. Spotting racism when there is none... 3 posts, you must have been really waited for this to publish. I am just soooo sorry.

Did you spot all the insults thrown at Froome (btw, there are thousands in the clinic alone)? Is that racism too? Or is it ok, because he is caucasian?

What the heck. My, ... I have to keep myself cool, just so to prevent a ban...

 

[Afrank]

Re:

Why are people talking about mechanical problems and racism in a doping thread?

Not sure, lets keep it about doping everyone. And talk mechanicals and riders comments in PRR.

 

[Dear Wiggo]

"the little Colombian". He has a name (Quintana). Very disrepecful at best, racist at worst. Not everyone is tall and very white.

Thats nonsense.

He is Columbian - fact. The comment is not being disrespectful of his race.
He is not tall - fact. The comment again is being descriptive. Now some people don't like it, but if he was 6'7" and was described as big or tall would anyone complain?

Actually, he is Colombian.

 

[LaFlorecita]

"the little Colombian". He has a name (Quintana). Very disrepecful at best, racist at worst. Not everyone is tall and very white.

Oh my the political correct come out of ... wherever. Spotting racism when there is none... 3 posts, you must have been really waited for this to publish. I am just soooo sorry.

Did you spot all the insults thrown at Froome (btw, there are thousands in the clinic alone)? Is that racism too? Or is it ok, because he is caucasian?

What the heck. My, ... I have to keep myself cool, just so to prevent a ban...

An insult equals racism?

 

[TheSpud]

"the little Colombian". He has a name (Quintana). Very disrepecful at best, racist at worst. Not everyone is tall and very white.

Thats nonsense.

He is Columbian - fact. The comment is not being disrespectful of his race.
He is not tall - fact. The comment again is being descriptive. Now some people don't like it, but if he was 6'7" and was described as big or tall would anyone complain?

Contador is Spanish - fact.
Paulinho and Hernandez are his friends, in Spanish "amigos" - fact.
They occasionally stop for a coffee during training while Froome never stops - the first is a fact, the second is Froome's claim.

Yet many people still felt it was disrespectful when Froome pretty much described them as lazy coffee-drinking amigos.

And that one i would agree with, because the 'lazy' comment is subjective in the scenario you mention above (I'm not sure what his exact words were though).

 

[Gung Ho Gun]

Nibali STARING at Froome as Froome is having his rear wheel problem

https://www.twitter.com/_PelotonTweets/status/624647583756091395

If you look at this photo carefully, it actually looks like Scarponi is telling Nibali something. So whether Scarponi is telling Nibali, Froome is having a mechanical, go for it, but Froome always has his head down.

Kangert

 

[TheSpud]

"the little Colombian". He has a name (Quintana). Very disrepecful at best, racist at worst. Not everyone is tall and very white.

Thats nonsense.

He is Columbian - fact. The comment is not being disrespectful of his race.
He is not tall - fact. The comment again is being descriptive. Now some people don't like it, but if he was 6'7" and was described as big or tall would anyone complain?

Actually, he is Colombian.

Indeed - my mistake for using the frequent *** up people make. Unless he works for the sportswear company in which case i could be right ...

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

"the little Colombian". He has a name (Quintana). Very disrepecful at best, racist at worst. Not everyone is tall and very white.

Oh my the political correct come out of ... wherever. Spotting racism when there is none... 3 posts, you must have been really waited for this to publish. I am just soooo sorry.

Did you spot all the insults thrown at Froome (btw, there are thousands in the clinic alone)? Is that racism too? Or is it ok, because he is caucasian?

What the heck. My, ... I have to keep myself cool, just so to prevent a ban...

An insult equals racism?

There was no racism towards Quintana... But, as you very well know, my blood pressure goes up like crazy when the political correct spout their BS.

And yes insults, racism... all the same: To downgrade another person.

 

[LaFlorecita]

There was no racism towards Quintana... But, as you very well know, my blood pressure goes up like crazy when the political correct spout their BS.

And yes insults, racism... all the same: To downgrade another person.

But you asked if the insults thrown at Froome are racism - well obviously they aren't because those insults have never been about his race?

Well that is the last thing I'll post about racism - sorry Afrank

 

[argel]

They seem to respect each other. That should knock the racism on the head, particularly when it was just said descriptively. Not derogatory in any sense?

Today was a funny one. I felt like he was in the red zone for a long time, but I'm still on the fence. There's something about this guy that is weird... like I think he might be 'on the spectrum' if you know what I mean? Autism? Aspergers? Kind of feel sorry for him.

 

[Fearless Greg Lemond]

Nibali STARING at Froome as Froome is having his rear wheel problem

https://www.twitter.com/_PelotonTweets/status/624647583756091395

If you look at this photo carefully, it actually looks like Scarponi is telling Nibali something. So whether Scarponi is telling Nibali, Froome is having a mechanical, go for it, but Froome always has his head down.

Beno, if you look REALLY good, you will see Nibali seeing Froome having a mechanical. Tough break for the alien. I would attack too. If you want to compete in curling dont show up in a rugby match.

 

[dwyatt]

"the little Colombian". He has a name (Quintana). Very disrepecful at best, racist at worst. Not everyone is tall and very white.

Thats nonsense.

He is Columbian - fact. The comment is not being disrespectful of his race.
He is not tall - fact. The comment again is being descriptive. Now some people don't like it, but if he was 6'7" and was described as big or tall would anyone complain?

Contador is Spanish - fact.
Paulinho and Hernandez are his friends, in Spanish "amigos" - fact.
They occasionally stop for a coffee during training while Froome never stops - the first is a fact, the second is Froome's claim.

Yet many people still felt it was disrespectful when Froome pretty much described them as lazy coffee-drinking amigos.

Doesn't coffee contain a performance enhancing stimulant? Shocking doping admission from Contador, good to see
Froome took the high road and didn't dope.

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

There was no racism towards Quintana... But, as you very well know, my blood pressure goes up like crazy when the political correct spout their BS.

And yes insults, racism... all the same: To downgrade another person.

But you asked if the insults thrown at Froome are racism - well obviously they aren't because those insults have never been about his race?

Well that is the last thing I'll post about racism - sorry Afrank

OK, you go nitpicking here... So, I give it a go: If there are posts attacking Froome in very disgusting ways, one could take that as racism against white Kenyans (a minority) who became british citizens (even more of a minority)... Ofc, people with common sense would not see it that way. But from a political correct standpoint (just imagine Froome was a black from the Luo tribe), it would be interpreted as such.

 

[Dear Wiggo]

Cycling weekly posting a story saying Nibali won't repeat what Froome said to him after the finish as it's not polite.

 

[dwyatt]

Re:

Cycling weekly posting a story saying Nibali won't repeat what Froome said to him after the finish as it's not polite.

And....

 

[Dear Wiggo]

Seriously though -- don't those square chain rings have a proclivity for causing the chain to fall off?

If Froome uses it and gains an advantage, why can the other riders not gain an advantage when the disadvantage of those chain rings raises its ugly head?

 

[Dear Wiggo]

Re: Re:

Cycling weekly posting a story saying Nibali won't repeat what Froome said to him after the finish as it's not polite.

And....

Exclusive or...

Is this the logical gates game now? I missed the memo.

 

[dwyatt]

Re: Re:

Cycling weekly posting a story saying Nibali won't repeat what Froome said to him after the finish as it's not polite.

And....

Exclusive or...

Is this the logical gates game now? I missed the memo.

I was wondering how that related to doping...