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Bernie's eyesore said:I'm pretty sure it was a dodgy rest day blood bag. He crashed deliberately so that it wouldn't look suspicious.
suggests the BBC suspect Froome too.BBC Sport's Matt Slater: "When you are trying to do something that only the greats have done, it is a good idea not to do something that usually only happens to dozy amateurs: crashing into a barrier, five minutes into the ride, whilst going uphill.
"Froome answered every question about his bike-handling and racing skills at the Tour de France, only to fluff an easy one he did not see coming on Wednesday.
TourOfSardinia said:Bernie's eyesore said:I'm pretty sure it was a dodgy rest day blood bag. He crashed deliberately so that it wouldn't look suspicious.
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/cycling/34131887
suggests the BBC suspect Froome too.BBC Sport's Matt Slater: "When you are trying to do something that only the greats have done, it is a good idea not to do something that usually only happens to dozy amateurs: crashing into a barrier, five minutes into the ride, whilst going uphill.
"Froome answered every question about his bike-handling and racing skills at the Tour de France, only to fluff an easy one he did not see coming on Wednesday.
Bernie's eyesore said:I'm pretty sure it was a dodgy rest day blood bag. He crashed deliberately so that it wouldn't look suspicious.
TourOfSardinia said:Bernie's eyesore said:I'm pretty sure it was a dodgy rest day blood bag. He crashed deliberately so that it wouldn't look suspicious.
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/cycling/34131887
suggests the BBC suspect Froome too.BBC Sport's Matt Slater: "When you are trying to do something that only the greats have done, it is a good idea not to do something that usually only happens to dozy amateurs: crashing into a barrier, five minutes into the ride, whilst going uphill.
"Froome answered every question about his bike-handling and racing skills at the Tour de France, only to fluff an easy one he did not see coming on Wednesday.
wendybnt said:The itv footage caught Froome taking drugs during the stage. He was hanging off a white convertible at the time
markene2 said:wendybnt said:The itv footage caught Froome taking drugs during the stage. He was hanging off a white convertible at the time
Probably just pain killers during the race, saw it too, but saw no mentionts of it on the forum before now.
wendybnt said:Actually it was just me joking. It was pain-killer from the race doctor
markene2 said:wendybnt said:Actually it was just me joking. It was pain-killer from the race doctor
Nah, im talking about from the Sky car, not the race doctor.
Most likely Paracetemol or Ibuprofen. Aspirin isn't always a good idea in certain circumstancesferryman said:markene2 said:wendybnt said:Actually it was just me joking. It was pain-killer from the race doctor
Nah, im talking about from the Sky car, not the race doctor.
He was visited by the race doctor in the cool white car without treatment. 5 minutes later or so the driver of the Sky car handed him something, which he immediately swallowed. Could have been anything from a salt tablet to aspirin. It would not have been anything dodgy unless they really wanted to be caught on camera!
ferryman said:markene2 said:wendybnt said:Actually it was just me joking. It was pain-killer from the race doctor
Nah, im talking about from the Sky car, not the race doctor.
He was visited by the race doctor in the cool white car without treatment. 5 minutes later or so the driver of the Sky car handed him something, which he immediately swallowed. Could have been anything from a salt tablet to aspirin. It would not have been anything dodgy unless they really wanted to be caught on camera!
42x16ss said:Most likely Paracetemol or Ibuprofen. Aspirin isn't always a good idea in certain circumstancesferryman said:markene2 said:wendybnt said:Actually it was just me joking. It was pain-killer from the race doctor
Nah, im talking about from the Sky car, not the race doctor.
He was visited by the race doctor in the cool white car without treatment. 5 minutes later or so the driver of the Sky car handed him something, which he immediately swallowed. Could have been anything from a salt tablet to aspirin. It would not have been anything dodgy unless they really wanted to be caught on camera!
dottigirl said:Chris Froome @chrisfroome
Knocked sideways into a barrier & stone wall today. Further scans in the morning but start unlikely as I can’t walk without crutches #LV2015
Knocked by what or whom, I wonder?
(I'd ignore what the BBC write nowadays - the standards are plummeting and they're more tabloidesque than anything. And increasingly wrong.)
That would be because Froomey is a little classier than the Shark of Messina.Electress said:dottigirl said:Chris Froome @chrisfroome
Knocked sideways into a barrier & stone wall today. Further scans in the morning but start unlikely as I can’t walk without crutches #LV2015
Knocked by what or whom, I wonder?
(I'd ignore what the BBC write nowadays - the standards are plummeting and they're more tabloidesque than anything. And increasingly wrong.)
Is there any actual footage of the crash, because Ive not once heard mention of anyone else involved ?
I only saw footage of Froome getting back up. It could have been anything, someone not pointing out a pothole/obstacle, a touch of brakes or wheels, the wet road, a bottle bouncing out of a cage, or even Froome staring at his stem in a crowded bunch.Electress said:dottigirl said:Chris Froome @chrisfroome
Knocked sideways into a barrier & stone wall today. Further scans in the morning but start unlikely as I can’t walk without crutches #LV2015
Knocked by what or whom, I wonder?
(I'd ignore what the BBC write nowadays - the standards are plummeting and they're more tabloidesque than anything. And increasingly wrong.)
Is there any actual footage of the crash, because Ive not once heard mention of anyone else involved ?
42x16ss said:or even Froome staring at his stem in a crowded bunch.