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simo1733 said:Will he ride the commonwealth games and if so for whom?
Will he wear cycling shoes or sneakers?
simo1733 said:Will he ride the commonwealth games and if so for whom?
You would fail on a British culture test with that sentence, Hoggy...thehog said:Will he wear cycling shoes or sneakers?
simo1733 said:Will he ride the commonwealth games and if so for whom?
Ferminal said:That is an interesting question, he wouldn't be eligible for Kenya but would have to declare himself for one of the GB sub-countries (presumably England).
Pack Fodder said:Froome has already ridden at the Commonwealth Games for England, in Delhi. 5th in the time trial.
ebandit said:is that the event hoggy states da dawg rode in sandshoes........not surprising then he went on to win the tdf
Mark L
red_flanders said:Yes, it's pretty much the standard path to Tour greatness, placing 5th, 2:20 back from David Millar on a pan-flat 40k course. About a year before basically becoming the top GT rider in the world.
Makes sense.
How strange that none of the riders ahead of him were able to make these amazing leaps in form. Nice riders, a couple of them, but somehow not able to progress and continue to beat the world-beating Froome.
1 David Millar (Scotland) 0:47:19
2 Alex Dowsett (England) 0:00:55
3 Luke Durbridge (Australia) 0:01:01
4 Michael Hutchinson (Northern Ireland) 0:02:14
5 Christopher Froome (England) 0:02:20
6 Rohan Dennis (Australia) 0:03:03
7 Zachary Bell (Canada) 0:03:17
8 Jack Bauer (New Zealand) 0:03:30
9 Jesse Sergent (New Zealand) 0:04:15
10 Ryan Roth (Canada) 0:04:51
Catwhoorg said:That would the 2006 Games representing Kenya
Which I believe is #3 onthis clip
he finished 5 mins down, which really isn't bad given his age at the time.
roundabout said:The video is from the Salzburg WC.
thehog said:Froome doesn't get w-nkered so he's not a lad. And he knows nothing about football. Can't having sports heros who don't get p1ssed up.
red_flanders said:Yes, it's pretty much the standard path to Tour greatness, placing 5th, 2:20 back from David Millar on a pan-flat 40k course. About a year before basically becoming the top GT rider in the world.
Makes sense.
How strange that none of the riders ahead of him were able to make these amazing leaps in form. Nice riders, a couple of them, but somehow not able to progress and continue to beat the world-beating Froome.
1 David Millar (Scotland) 0:47:19
2 Alex Dowsett (England) 0:00:55
3 Luke Durbridge (Australia) 0:01:01
4 Michael Hutchinson (Northern Ireland) 0:02:14
5 Christopher Froome (England) 0:02:20
6 Rohan Dennis (Australia) 0:03:03
7 Zachary Bell (Canada) 0:03:17
8 Jack Bauer (New Zealand) 0:03:30
9 Jesse Sergent (New Zealand) 0:04:15
10 Ryan Roth (Canada) 0:04:51
JimmyFingers said:Oh do shut up
Freddythefrog said:Got the excuse prepared for when Froome and Brad smash the times of Lance, Pantani and big Jan up the mountains and there isn't a headwind/sidewind/tailwind
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/ot...0-Jaguar-designed-bike-as-a-game-changer.html
Sir Dave Brailsford has declared that Team Sky’s latest bike - - has the potential to be a game-changer in professional road cycling.
It is just so much fun following this sport. We are just missing some religious figure. Can't someone get the pope on a bike.
Freddythefrog said:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/ot...0-Jaguar-designed-bike-as-a-game-changer.html
Sir Dave Brailsford has declared that Team Sky’s latest bike - - has the potential to be a game-changer in professional road cycling.
If not for all that extra turbulence caused by my rear derailleur wire...
-Nobody Ever
Granville57 said:Oh christ. Those stats are enough to make even Gerard Vroomen blush.
Seatpost reduces drag by...84%!
Contador doesn't stand a chance!
The whole thing reads like a Clinic parody. There's only so much to work with when they've done all the work for us.![]()
MatParker117 said:Don't think Froome would ride the Commonwealth's as Wiggins is a dead cert for gold in the TT and the Road Race is Cav vs Orica Greenedge.
Catwhoorg said:That would the 2006 Games representing Kenya
Which I believe is #3 onthis clip
he finished 5 mins down, which really isn't bad given his age at the time.