If a rider doesn't ride away from the other riders, he won't win. Seems to me that is the goal of all the Big 4, not just Froome. You win by riding away from your opponents.Miburo said:What's your point walkman? What was so tactically amazing in that?
And i love it that many think froome has this. If he can't ride away from the 3 others of the big 4 he'll never win. I mean yea it's likely he will but if not he'll get destroyed.
Froome is ahead of them atm so he doesn't have to ride away, come on man this ain't rocket science. But he needs more time than this, which he definitely might get though.TI-Raleigh said:If a rider doesn't ride away from the other riders, he won't win. Seems to me that is the goal of all the Big 4, not just Froome. You win by riding away from your opponents.Miburo said:What's your point walkman? What was so tactically amazing in that?
And i love it that many think froome has this. If he can't ride away from the 3 others of the big 4 he'll never win. I mean yea it's likely he will but if not he'll get destroyed.
Attacking weaker riders is the exact same strategy that Froome employs. Not sure how this point differentiates the two...Miburo said:Giro 2014, noticed aru was weak and attacked him a couple times. Noticing when others are weaker, confirmed by roche.
Fuente de 2012 duh.
Tour 2010 stage andy won, managed to bluff when he was weak.
Enough or want me to keep going? What does your boy got? Nothing
Is that being a tactical genius? Not impressed. "Noticed when Aru was weak?" You could say the same about Froome in 2013. He noticed when Contador was weak and attack. Wow, amazing tactics.Miburo said:Giro 2014, noticed aru was weak and attacked him a couple times. Noticing when others are weaker, confirmed by roche.
I'd give him points for this one. Still does not change the fact that he was stronger then Purito in the end.Miburo said:Fuente de 2012 duh.
Which one? Morzine-Avoriaz I presume. But, how do you know Contador was weak? Because he lost 10 seconds? And how is this making him a tactical genius? It's more a case of Andy not testing the waters hard enough, but that's on him.Miburo said:Tour 2010 stage andy won, managed to bluff when he was weak.
Yes, please keep going because this is a really weak case you are building. In one GT, 2012, he did utilize tactics to win. And even then, he was the stronger rider.Miburo said:Enough or want me to keep going? What does your boy got? Nothing
Huh?the sceptic said:well, it doesn't take a genius to win when you have doms stronger than the other leaders and a course specifically designed for your team.
You think many GT-riders would win GT:s without having the best power output? Feel free to make a list where riders with less wattage has won. I am really interested to see it.the sceptic said:however sky have shown time and time again that they are clueless in real racing situations. And I highly doubt Froome is winning any more GT's unless he has the same alien watt advantage as in 13'
Not sure that really is a tactical strength. Also, he should've noticed that Froome was weak when he lost the Dauphine to Talansky last year, then.Miburo said:Giro 2014, noticed aru was weak and attacked him a couple times. Noticing when others are weaker, confirmed by roche.
Fuente de 2012 duh.
Tour 2010 stage andy won, managed to bluff when he was weak.
Enough or want me to keep going? What does your boy got? Nothing
have you ever seen froome on a bike? hatred is putting it mildlydacooley said:does anyone bother to explain the nature of utterly absurd hate for sky on here? i presume had bertie or nibs ridden the stage this way some people could easily post smth like 'the guys chilling. training ride'
the sceptic said:well, it doesn't take a genius to win when you have doms stronger than the other leaders and a course specifically designed for your team.
however sky have shown time and time again that they are clueless in real racing situations. And I highly doubt Froome is winning any more GT's unless he has the same alien watt advantage as in 13'
IndianCyclist said:FDJ and Garmin appear to be even more
Funny guycantpedal said:I would think Twinkoff saxo would be the worst. For all their work in stage 2 they drop time to Froome who sat in their rocking chair. AC tries to follow on the Huy knowing he's about blow. chasing a double with a rider arguably past his prime.
funny yes but a little truth in itLaFlorecita said:Funny guycantpedal said:I would think Twinkoff saxo would be the worst. For all their work in stage 2 they drop time to Froome who sat in their rocking chair. AC tries to follow on the Huy knowing he's about blow. chasing a double with a rider arguably past his prime.![]()
Pantani Attacks said:Team Froome is awesome. Team Sky are hilariously poor.
FYPPricey_sky said:Pantani Attacks said:Team Froome is awesome. Team Sky are hilariously poor.
Froome did one of the best TTT performances in history. Didn't expect him to be so strong and most predicted he would lose time today.
Pantani Attacks said:FYPPricey_sky said:Pantani Attacks said:Team Froome is awesome. Team Sky are hilariously poor.
Froome did one of the best TTT performances in history. Didn't expect him to be so strong and most predicted he would lose time today.
Well Froome and Thomas have shown they're in great form all week. And Konig and Porte are pretty good time trialists. They did a bit better than I expected, considering they brought 3 climbers (Poels/Nieve/Kennaugh) and 2 others that aren't great in TT's (Rowe/Stannard) but the signs are pretty good.Pricey_sky said:Sky did one of their best TTT performances in a while. Didn't expect them to be so strong and most predicted they would lose time today.