Not a fan of Froome whatsoever, but what a disgusting act by that person. Spitting is such a pathetic, revolting and vile thing to do. Insult a rider? Fine, but don't interfere with the race. Especially in such an unsanitary way.
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How do you know he is frenchJim2784 said:bigcog said:Tw*t in a white hat:
This guy has to be arrested and dealt with in the courts, the French really do let themselves down with this type of nonsense....please don't someone try to tell me he's not French...
Springveldt said:You must have missed the old guy who gave him the **** you sign about 4 times as he came round a hairpin on one of the climbs.Scarponi said:One guy out of 15000 did something wrong. Sky will make it out like it's everyone
The vitriol being poured out at Froome is incredible, I've never seen a Tour leader being disrespected so much while on the road. It's ridiculous and totally over the top.
Cervelo77 said:Ramira said:I don't get why Quintana didn't go sooner.
Yeah there's a chance of cracking and losing time, but even if that happened he wouldn't have lost time to Contador and Valverde, right now he's just to far ahead of them as a climber.
So basically he decided to play it safe so he was sure to lose no time on Froome and maybe even take 30 seconds. Which is pointless. I can understand being careful in week 1, maybe even in week 2, when there's still racing to be done, but on the penultimate mountain stage it's such a waste.
I don't understand why he didn't go for the stage win. He's not winning the tour, so a stage win would be nice.
Ryongsyong said:bigcog said:Tw*t in a white hat:
Wow, if there was a Tour de Spitting that guy would be wearing yellow for sure. Must be a pro; no way I could get it to travel that kind of distance unless there's a tailwind or something.
Jim2784 said:bigcog said:Tw*t in a white hat:
This guy has to be arrested and dealt with in the courts, the French really do let themselves down with this type of nonsense....please don't someone try to tell me he's not French...
Yup. I seriously hope nobody will repeat a Tour 1975willbick said:You can bet the authrorities are getting very worried about what may happen on alp duez
He's not. Evenly matched with Froome. Probably a bit better at the end of a long day in the mountains, a bit worse earlier on. Froome better in the heat, Nairo in the cold. Attacking on the Croix de Fer would likely be pointless.Cance > TheRest said:Hopefully Nairo will go full genius tomorrow on Croix de Fer. 2½ minutes is do-able, now that he's established that he's strongest.
TMP402 said:Springveldt said:You must have missed the old guy who gave him the **** you sign about 4 times as he came round a hairpin on one of the climbs.Scarponi said:One guy out of 15000 did something wrong. Sky will make it out like it's everyone
The vitriol being poured out at Froome is incredible, I've never seen a Tour leader being disrespected so much while on the road. It's ridiculous and totally over the top.
https://twitter.com/philousports/status/624583058100871168
Yeah tomorrow is going to be impossible to control, hopefully nobody does anything stupidwillbick said:You can bet the authrorities are getting very worried about what may happen on alp duez
harryh said:Quintana set a new record time on La Toussuire. Brave ride by Froome. Congrats to NIbali!
Really? I guess this is going to be nice material for the Clinicharryh said:Quintana set a new record time on La Toussuire. Brave ride by Froome. Congrats to NIbali!
Ryongsyong said:Jim2784 said:bigcog said:Tw*t in a white hat:
This guy has to be arrested and dealt with in the courts, the French really do let themselves down with this type of nonsense....please don't someone try to tell me he's not French...
Judging by what's going on in Calais these days you can pretty much do what you want, especially if the police can blame it on the British.
Jim2784 said:bigcog said:Tw*t in a white hat:
This guy has to be arrested and dealt with in the courts, the French really do let themselves down with this type of nonsense....please don't someone try to tell me he's not French...
franic said:Really? I guess this is going to be nice material for the Clinicharryh said:Quintana set a new record time on La Toussuire. Brave ride by Froome. Congrats to NIbali!
The team pays the checks. Recall Landa at the Giro, even Contador after all the sparks gave Lance a hand in Ventoux '09.Miburo said:OMG wuyts says every day there's boni's LMAO
Please retire.
Rollthedice said:Miburo said:if quintana felt so good, why did he not follow nibali? I just don't understand
Because he was protecting Valverde?!
A champ only cares about winning, not securing a podium for your teammate.