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Froome was a class above Nibali in the Tour one year earlier and similarly crushed him in that Tour of Oman
Despite being at a clear disadvantage by racing like a headless chicken?
(although I disagree with anyone claiming he doesn't race "pointed forward and then just told to keep going" anymore)
But the Nibali-Astana story was about the Tour of Oman in 2013Savant12 said:LaFlorecita said:I am not *100%* sure but I'd say most pros only turn pro at 21-22. So Froome is not that different.
I would say that at that time Froome knew how to ride a bike (kind of) but not really how to race to any consistency. Contador, for comparison, also turned pro at 21 but he had been racing in Europe since he was 15 and I think he was already quite developed in terms of a racing brain and knowing tactics by the time he turned pro. Nibali too was on a similar path. Froome was more like a headless chicken pointed forward and then just told to keep going until he learned how to race more effectively.
Froome was a class above Nibali in the Tour one year earlier and similarly crushed him in that Tour of Oman
Despite being at a clear disadvantage by racing like a headless chicken?
(although I disagree with anyone claiming he doesn't race "pointed forward and then just told to keep going" anymore)