Teams & Riders Froome Talk Only

[eyesopen]

but with time or such penalty for leaving his bike behind

 

[UlleGigo]

Froomey reverting to the zig-zag technique on the spare bike to a chorus of boos.

I assumed some irate Frenchman had thrown Froome's bike off the mountain when I saw him running.

I hope they leave the results. Froome going full *** will be hysterical.

 

[Saint Unix]

Well, at least it's not boring with Froome this year. The descent, the rouleur surge and this stage. Fantastic television!

 

[BYOP88]

Was that another one of Brailsford's brand new marginal gains.

 

[thehog]

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Was that another one of Brailsford's brand new marginal gains.

It certainly caught the other teams by surprise! I think that's what Brialsford meant... :lol:

 

[Pantani Attacks]

I knew Froome had aspirations for Rio but didn't think the marathon course suited him until now...

 

[deeno1975]

Never the less, before the "little incident", Froomey was dishing it out with the egg beater attack... Quintana is goosed and Froomey will easily be back in yellow tomorrow, unless the Frenchman who grabbed the bike spots a motor on it.

 

[The Hitch]

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Right who did it? That was like something from most posters' here wet dream

Seeing as how we all get blamed for throwing urine at Froome (even though there's no proof that actually happened), we might as well all give in here now and admit it was all a deliberate conspiracy to sabotage froome on the part of the clinic.

 

[gazr99]

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Right who did it? That was like something from most posters' here wet dream

Seeing as how we all get blamed for throwing urine at Froome (even though there's no proof that actually happened), we might as well all give in here now and admit it was all a deliberate conspiracy to sabotage froome on the part of the clinic.

You say that but saw something on Twitter that the guy with sign was with 2 friends 1 of which was filming when it happened. Pure speculation of course

 

[DirtyWorks]

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Right who did it? That was like something from most posters' here wet dream

Seeing as how we all get blamed for throwing urine at Froome (even though there's no proof that actually happened), we might as well all give in here now and admit it was all a deliberate conspiracy to sabotage froome on the part of the clinic.

I came to leave the same comment!

The theories that will spin out until he destroys everyone in the TT will be fun. The moral outrage in the stage thread is hilarious.

 

[ontheroad]

Froome has just confirmed that he is still in yellow. They can wind down on going full gas now, I had really hoped the time would stand so that they would have had to go full throttle. Tour is now over as a spectacle.

 

[Saint Unix]

Ruined Adam Yates' big day out. What a monster.

 

[PremierAndrew]

Froome losing 1:40 would have been the best thing possible for the Tour. He would literally be back in yellow after tomorrow's TT even without being given the same time as Mollema. The only real loser would have been Porte, while the fans would be the winners

 

[gazr99]

Froome and Porte got the same time as Mollema. That probably helps everyone else, crashed allowed them to catch up

 

[Tienus]

The crowd booed when they anounced that Froome would keep yellow. Didnt know there where so many Yates fans among the spectators.

 

[Saint Unix]

Cycling fans don't like Froome. How strange.

 

[ontheroad]

Lost among the drama was the moment Froome started spinning like a washing machine again today. He is a modern phenomenon. Possibly the best current sportsman alive.

 

[Zypherov]

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Froome and Porte got the same time as Mollema. That probably helps everyone else, crashed allowed them to catch up

That is the right call.

 

[Rollthedice]

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Lost among the drama was the moment Froome started spinning like a washing machine again today. He is a modern phenomenon. Possibly the best current sportsman alive.

Still couldn't drop Mollema and had some 18 seconds to the other guys. Without the motor it is hard.

 

[Pantani Attacks]

It's confirmed today that the UCI are in Sky's back pocket. It's as bad as the Lance-Postal days. Farcical.

 

[deeno1975]

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Froome and Porte got the same time as Mollema. That probably helps everyone else, crashed allowed them to catch up

Protected rider, perhaps perhaps perhaps or maybe the right call... certainly screwed up the tour as a competition.

 

[Saint Unix]

Froome on the neutral bike:
"Where's the motor?!? F*** this, I'm waiting for my own!"

 

[ontheroad]

In common law a precedent would have dictated that the times stood. Today the organisers overrode the precedents from the past. You can say it was the fairest decision they could make but it was also the most cowardly and Sky now practically control the sport.

 

[ontheroad]

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Lost among the drama was the moment Froome started spinning like a washing machine again today. He is a modern phenomenon. Possibly the best current sportsman alive.

Still couldn't drop Mollema and had some 18 seconds to the other guys. Without the motor it is hard.

Mollema's performance was also an outlier and Froome would have dropped him going to the line. Mollema was dropped by the initial vicious attack from Froome and another similar one would have come as the line approached. The power he can put out is phenomenal.

 

[markene2]

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Cycling fans don't like Froome. How strange.

It makes it much worse that Kaggestad is still pushing the same crap on tv without end about "Froome and Porte, wonderfull riders. Bla bla Kenya no bike, wonderful person" It goes on for hours without end. I am getting more sick of the riders for that reason then anything else really...

So the general public think he is some kind of natural demigod, and not a fuled up donkey.