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bigcog said:
I thought the trainer from UCI Swiss camp in 2007 said he had the biggest potential he had ever seen, on a par with Hinualt, which presumably alludes to a high power output. The fact that you've got a big engine aint going to help if your race tactics are idiotic and you lack race craft. Anyway as I said before I don't know why he's bothering as he ain't going to convince the doubters, perhaps he likes winding up posters on here.
Race tactics and 'craft' aren't difficult to understand, particularly in the context of long stage races. On mountaintop finishes, all you have to do is follow wheels and not stay in the red too long. If you struggle to cope with accelerations, you can always ride final climbs like a time trial. You don't need years of experience to comprehend such simple concepts.
Furthermore, prior to the 2011 Vuelta, Froome was rarely in a position where tactics were even relevant. On multi mountain stages, he was often in the grupetto. When he did make it to the final climb with the GC contenders, he was invariably dropped when the pace got serious on the final climb. It wasn't as though Froome was frequently attacking GC contenders on mountaintop finishes, only to suffer from attacking too early or often.
Citing Froome's supposed lack of tactical awareness as a reason for his lack of results during the 2007-2011 period is an indication of just how implausible Froome's transformation was. It is a good example of clutching at straws in an attempt to explain the extremely improbable.