Teams & Riders Froome Talk Only

[AcademyCC]

Hitch - - - - my view on Nibali ( and hey its just my opinion). He tried to make it cleanish 2012/2013, got torn apart, got back on a program, won in 2014. Astana trouble this year lead to a reduction in his program. Dont think he took a blood bag yesterday just coming into good form now and attacked a tired field that didnt care much if he got away.

Some ride from him though. Could watch him and Bardet descend all day. Went through the Pyrenees on my bike 2 weeks ago so appreciate what they are doing. Its *** incredible

 

[The Hitch]

There may have been an innocent explanation to urinegate afterall

http://www.sickipedia.org/other/misunderstanding/i-was-really-enjoying-my-holiday-in-france-this-year-1648957

 

[lovealiens]

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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...

It reminds me of the bullying tactics of another doper.

Or you mean someone nicknamed "the boss"

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

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If anyone's even wondering if Nibali knows that Froome was having a mechanical, it's clear you haven't ridden your bike recently, or ever ridden in a group.
That kind of thing you can hear clearly from several yards away.

If anyone thinks it doesn't actually matter, try learning more about race etiquette.

...uh...when was the last time you had fans lined up shouting at you on your group ride?...

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Yes thats right I am a SKY bot.

Sorry for not sticking to the rules 100%, not very bot like.

The thing is with Froome, if you asked me id say he must be doing something for the great leap in performance from pre 2011 Vuelta. At the same time when the reality of a stage doesnt fit the SKY are on a different world doping program doesnt happen in reality, like todays stage, that should be pointed out as well instead of ignored.

Dopers have bad days, always have, always will.

 

[jalep]

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There may have been an innocent explanation to urinegate afterall

http://www.sickipedia.org/other/misunderstanding/i-was-really-enjoying-my-holiday-in-france-this-year-1648957

hahahaha......

 

[Jimsnchz]

I'm new so help me understand. Never attack the race leader in case of a crash or mechanical. Do attack PED's to become the leader. Then call both sportsmanship? Is that about right?

 

[joe_papp]

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So Nibali is doping cos he won 1 stage after being allowed to go because he's down on gc but the guy 1st on gc is clean cos his flat domestique finally got dropped on a climb by the four rivals with 14 gts between them.

lol.

Logic of a Skybot™?

 

[JackRabbitSlims]

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hey guys maybe you can do something useful for a change. I'm 6'4" and weigh 220 how much EPO do I need to improve my speed walking up 10 flights of stairs each morning? Can you tell me how many watts I'm producing? my record time is 3:57 (with a tale wind) I did meander a little at the top due to fatigue. so the actual distance covered may be a little longer than expected.

You could lose 20 lbs of ugly fat by chopping off your head?

i think i love you
dear wiggo

 

[TheRedSon]

Hitch - - - - my view on Nibali ( and hey its just my opinion). He tried to make it cleanish 2012/2013, got torn apart, got back on a program, won in 2014. Astana trouble this year lead to a reduction in his program. Dont think he took a blood bag yesterday just coming into good form now and attacked a tired field that didnt care much if he got away.

Some ride from him though. Could watch him and Bardet descend all day. Went through the Pyrenees on my bike 2 weeks ago so appreciate what they are doing. Its **** incredible

It was one heck of a ride.

The idea that he was clean in 2012 (when he was the only man that came close to keeping up with Froome and Wiggins) on his way to 3rd in the Tour or 2013 (when he made Wiggins cry and throw his bike) when he won the Giro and nearly the Vuelta as well (curse those geriatric mega-responders!) is kind of laughable though.

I'm a big fan, but he's about as guilty as it gets (with one exception). Maybe he's cleaner now than he was a year ago, but he ain't clean.

 

[buckle]

Having a bad day before ADH is probably not a bad idea if he is preparing to go full *** which is the prediction of many here. Who knows what's being said on the telephone to DB? It's even conceivable that this has been escalated. Senior British diplomats in South America were dragged reluctantly into the 1966 fix for example.

 

[TheRedSon]

OK, I watched the race. Where was this "bad day" everyone is talking about from Froome?

He beat Gesink as badly as he beat him in Stage 10.

He dropped Contador.

He dropped Valverde.

He dropped the entire field except for two men.

Anyone else has this day and his fans call it a heroic defense of the Yellow Jersey and he gets his own thread in the Clinic.

He lost 30 seconds to a VERY impressive ride from Quintana. He's still up 2'38" on him, and it's entirely possible he could have followed that move but hoes not to because it just won't matter.

 

[infeXio]

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OK, I watched the race. Where was this "bad day" everyone is talking about from Froome?

He beat Gesink as badly as he beat him in Stage 10.

He dropped Contador.

He dropped Valverde.

He dropped the entire field except for two men.

Anyone else has this day and his fans call it a heroic defense of the Yellow Jersey and he gets his own thread in the Clinic.

He lost 30 seconds to a VERY impressive ride from Quintana. He's still up 2'38" on him, and it's entirely possible he could have followed that move but hoes not to because it just won't matter.

Geraint Thomas.

 

[Franklin]

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

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

This is so funny. Of course Nibali knew. He's a very tricky rider who has a huge axe to grind.

But FFS. This is the TdF, not the all boys knitting jamboree.

And I fully support Sky to do everything to spite Nibali, after which I hope he will keep on taunting Sky after which... etc. etc. etc. Oh and please also use proxies, so we can see an all out grudge match the coming years!

Doping-moping-roping. Two GT contenders drinking each others blood makes for great spectacle. Indeed those rivalries make Froome's victory much sweeter, so he should (inwardly) love this shizzle.

This is why cycling is so great.

 

[TheRedSon]

Yeah, that guy had a bad day (maybe).

Froome had a day that went off script, but still turned out pretty well for him though.

Of course Thomas lost enough time the rest of the top ten won't think twice if (when) Sky puts him in the break tomorrow.

 

[Ventoux Boar]

Will we reach 1000 pages before the Quintana thread makes 10?

6.2 w/kg on the Alpe, in the 3rd week, in 2013(!)
30s into Britain's Lance Armstrong in the 3rd week, 2015

9 pages in the Clinic.

 

[Lyon]

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Will we reach 1000 pages before the Quintana thread makes 10?

6.2 w/kg on the Alpe, in the 3rd week, in 2013(!)
30s into Britain's Lance Armstrong in the 3rd week, 2015

9 pages in the Clinic.

There is always space for 990 pages of your trolling.

 

[SeriousSam]

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Will we reach 1000 pages before the Quintana thread makes 10?

6.2 w/kg on the Alpe, in the 3rd week, in 2013(!)
30s into Britain's Lance Armstrong in the 3rd week, 2015

9 pages in the Clinic.

If you changed allegiance and brought your constructive mode of discussion to the Quintana thread, I'm sure it would blow up quickly.

 

[Ripper]

Hmmmmmmm

It takes how many minutes for a gain of 10 seconds for NQ and how quickly did CF erase that?

Interesting acceleration there alien dude.

 

[argel]

Well some of that was Nibali accelarating, and it was also partly because Quintana slowed down because Valverde cracked.

 

[argel]

Would say Porte's performance there was more suspect.

 

[Ripper]

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Well some of that was Nibali accelarating, and it was also partly because Quintana slowed down because Valverde cracked.

Actually, most of it was CF attacking - the time gap and the acceleration are pretty clear. And not sure how you think/saw NQ slowing.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

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Will we reach 1000 pages before the Quintana thread makes 10?

6.2 w/kg on the Alpe, in the 3rd week, in 2013(!)
30s into Britain's Lance Armstrong in the 3rd week, 2015

9 pages in the Clinic.

Skybot sad face for not being able to control the narrative...

 

[argel]

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Well some of that was Nibali accelarating, and it was also partly because Quintana slowed down because Valverde cracked.

Actually, most of it was CF attacking - the time gap and the acceleration are pretty clear. And not sure how you think/saw NQ slowing.

Well I don't know how you didn't see it if you were watching live.

The gap was maintained at about 10-12 seconds for around 2-3 minutes, but then Valverde dropped back and couldn't follow Quintana's kick, so Quintana seemed to ease off, presumably hoping Valverde would make the summit and gain him some time descending OR I think maybe put pressure on Froome to descend dangerously.

Anyway, so from 10-12secs Froome was led by Porte to maintain that gap, then Nibali kicked, dropped Porte and made the gap about 5-6secs, and Froome followed. At that point, it was more or less over and Froome went over the top right behind Valverde and Quintana.

I don't think Froome and Porte would have reeled Quintana in without Nibali's burst. I think Quintana would have kept an 8-10sec gap but would have had to drop Valverde.

 

[Ripper]

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Well some of that was Nibali accelarating, and it was also partly because Quintana slowed down because Valverde cracked.

Actually, most of it was CF attacking - the time gap and the acceleration are pretty clear. And not sure how you think/saw NQ slowing.

Well I don't know how you didn't see it if you were watching live.

The gap was maintained at about 10-12 seconds for around 2-3 minutes, but then Valverde dropped back and couldn't follow Quintana's kick, so Quintana seemed to ease off, presumably hoping Valverde would make the summit and gain him some time descending OR I think maybe put pressure on Froome to descend dangerously.

Anyway, so from 10-12secs Froome was led by Porte to maintain that gap, then Nibali kicked, dropped Porte and made the gap about 5-6secs, and Froome followed. At that point, it was more or less over and Froome went over the top right behind Valverde and Quintana.

I don't think Froome and Porte would have reeled Quintana in without Nibali's burst. I think Quintana would have kept an 8-10sec gap but would have had to drop Valverde.

Oh, I was watching.

Yup, Nibs definitely put in an acceleration prior to Froome. But he did not pull Froome - Froome closed the final gap of 8-10 seconds on his own pretty dang quickly. And while AV was on NQ's wheel, with the intentions they had, I don't think NQ was slowing for his buddy (although he might have been slowing ever so slightly because the pace was not sustainable).

Don't get me wrong, I see dodginess everywhere. But typical CF alien accelerations to boot.