Team Ineos Discussion thread

[Red Rick]

The idea of Bernal being used as a domestique in the Tour after leading the Giro is insane. Giro/Vuelta, maybe.

Poels' entire season was ruined by his crash in Paris-Nice and after that he was never given the chance to regain his form because the Giro came too early and after that it was straight to the Tour. Poels to the Tour this year was a very weird decision given that there was no way he was gonna be his usual self, is of little use on the flats and since Bernal was gonna take that spot on the train anyway.

For next year, Geoghegan Hart (I will butcher than name for years to come) and Poels should be able the pure climbing domestiques in the Tour, unless Geogeghan hart is paired up with Bernal and will work for him in the Giro. while Castro and Kwiat will do all the intermediate work. It's not like the route is gonna put them in trouble.

Seriously Sky has luxury problems. We're discussing teams that can completely control the Tour for not one, but two leaders who together won the last 4 Tours.

 

[rick james]

Luxury problems are great to have

 

[Singer01]

Chris Froome not on the sports personality shortlist. G is favourite to win. I wonder how much of an injustice he feels this is?

 

[pastronef]

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Chris Froome not on the sports personality shortlist. G is favourite to win. I wonder how much of an injustice he feels this is?

isn´t it funny when we guess athletes´ feelings and thoughts eh? and wish they thought the same as us?

 

[Captain Sensible]

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Chris Froome not on the sports personality shortlist. G is favourite to win. I wonder how much of an injustice he feels this is?

G has won

 

[CTQ]

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Chris Froome not on the sports personality shortlist. G is favourite to win. I wonder how much of an injustice he feels this is?

this is what a champ does: https://twitter.com/chrisfroome/status/1074398120883171329 Vote for G tonight for BBC Sports Personality of the Year! http://bbc.in/2LeVuea

 

[Red Rick]

"It's that day of the year where I am reminded by social media that I have no absolutely no personality whatsoever #SPOTY"

~Andy Murray

Maybe Froomie feels similar

 

[CTQ]

we have the serious Froome at work and the Froome posting funny and interesting things on his Instagram account.
instead of promoting himself in UK after winning TDFs , he chose to race the Vuelta. Thomas have been on tv/ radio shows

 

[Parker]

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"It's that day of the year where I am reminded by social media that I have no absolutely no personality whatsoever #SPOTY"

~Andy Murray

Maybe Froomie feels similar

Murray won it three times.

Ultimately this is a reality TV show, voted for by the public. The BBC have in past marketed alongside finals of The Apprentice and Strictly. When Cavendish won he was on every show that would have him on in the week before. Thomas has done similar - he was on 'Sunday Kitchen' this morning.
Froome by contrast has never done the celebrity stuff. He didn't grow up in a celebrity culture and I genuinely think it confuses him.

 

[GuyIncognito]

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"It's that day of the year where I am reminded by social media that I have no absolutely no personality whatsoever #SPOTY"

~Andy Murray

Maybe Froomie feels similar

Lucky for Andy, nobody outside of the UK cares about this award in the slightest, and being Scottish he may not be in the UK that much longer.

 

[rick james]

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"It's that day of the year where I am reminded by social media that I have no absolutely no personality whatsoever #SPOTY"

~Andy Murray

Maybe Froomie feels similar

Lucky for Andy, nobody outside of the UK cares about this award in the slightest, and being Scottish he may not be in the UK that much longer.

you don't know what you are talking about

 

[del1962]

Andy Murray lives in London

Anyway G always had more chance of wining than Froome, having a connection to his local community helps for a start, Welsh vote helps, I am pleased he won. though I sort as much as I don't consider it a sport Hamilton would win.

 

[rick james]

I hate Hamilton but I think he should have won it

 

[DFA123]

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Chris Froome not on the sports personality shortlist. G is favourite to win. I wonder how much of an injustice he feels this is?

I think it's fair to say that decision making is not a strength of the British public.

 

[samhocking]

Re: Team Sky Discussion thread

The shortlist is decided by the panel, the public then vote on the shortlist after it's announced during the show for 20mins. For Thomas, the whole of Wales would have voted for him so not surprising he won the popular vote. He's done a lot of TV since July too which always helps.

 

[GuyIncognito]

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Andy Murray lives in London

Of course he does. He had the money to leave like everyone desperately wants to.

Anyway, let's not discuss this any further. I assume from the amount of "this post is by a user in your ignore list" messages in here that the topic might have annoyed the resident fried mars bar eater, and I don't want any conflict.

EDIT: fixed the spelling

 

[Koronin]

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I hate Hamilton but I think he should have won it

I agree with you on your entire comment here.

 

[oldcrank]

Re: Team Sky Discussion thread

Lovely to see the lads out on their TT bikes.
Already planning for the stage 2/July 7 TTT.

 

[del1962]

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I hate Hamilton but I think he should have won it

I agree with you on your entire comment here.

I don't mind Hamilton but don't like the procession that is F1 so glad he didn't win

 

[ferryman]

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Andy Murray lives in London

Of course he does. He had the money to leave like everyone desperately wants to.

Anyway, let's not discuss this any further. I assume from the amount of "this post is by a user in your ignore list" messages in here that the topic might have annoyed the resident fried mars bar eater, and I don't want any conflict.

EDIT: fixed the spelling

I can't let this go. I assume you are having a go at the Scots with your pathetic fried mars bar dig, and another assumption is the guy you are having a dig at is certainly not Scottish (other than birth perhaps but a wannabee English man). Where are you from, can I have a dig in response to your comment, except I wouldn't.

 

[rick james]

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Andy Murray lives in London

Of course he does. He had the money to leave like everyone desperately wants to.

Anyway, let's not discuss this any further. I assume from the amount of "this post is by a user in your ignore list" messages in here that the topic might have annoyed the resident fried mars bar eater, and I don't want any conflict.

EDIT: fixed the spelling

such a ignorant post... I get the feeling you don't know Scotland at all

 

[dastott]

With all the media stuff, and the boozing, G will likely be behind schedule somewhat in his fitness, compared to Froome at least. (although G looked stronger in the Tour of Britain despite all the partying...)

 

[fauniera]

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I don't mind Hamilton but don't like the procession that is F1 so glad he didn't win

How about the procession in July?

 

[rick james]

That’s truly pathetic effort from the peloton, imagine letting Luke Rowe set the tempo and a massive climb, these clowns in the peloton deserve everything they get

 

[Angliru]

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Andy Murray lives in London

Of course he does. He had the money to leave like everyone desperately wants to.

Anyway, let's not discuss this any further. I assume from the amount of "this post is by a user in your ignore list" messages in here that the topic might have annoyed the resident fried mars bar eater, and I don't want any conflict.

EDIT: fixed the spelling

"Fried mars bar eater"? That's one that I've never heard before.