The Climb (Froome's first autobiography)

[the sceptic]

Froome definitely has rabbit blood on his hands

 

[The Hitch]

God the comments section there shows how lost some people in the Sky fanbase are.

Apparently it shows a level head that he was able to work out what his snake needed and provide it with food, and its encouraging that he claims not to have enjoyed watching the rabbits get eaten which is suggestive that he has the moral compass to not dope.

 

[Fzotrlool]

It's a f*cking comedy.

Yeah, you are always a good laugh. Incapable of self-reflection.

Given the history of sport, you apologists are probably the biggest jokes in the fanbase. Comparable with young earth creationists. Same old "I want to believe"-mantra all the time.

 

[Fzotrlool]

It appears you missed the full quote.

Oh, I see. It makes it even worse.. Even Armstrong would have been frightened.

 

[Walkman]

You are sick.

People are rightfully outraged at him stealing rabbits and watching as squirm at being eaten alive, shrugging it off, and now boasting about it.

Uhm, tell me how this is different from what Contador, Valverde, Basso, Vino and others have done and still continues to do?

And you bring up some bull**** about one poster once a hundred pages back bringing up nonesence about "Colombians" and trying to make it out like that's what everyone is upset about.

It's six pages back and those comments where made three days ago.

Seek help seriously.

For what exactly?

Calling you guys out for the hypocrites that you are?

And what Froome did there is a million times worse than doping.

Please elaborate. Writing a book makes it a millions times worse? I want a damn good explanation here Hitch.

A good thing you know who isn't here to lecture me about how doping is only slightly less bad than things like human trafficking, in order to try and look like he is the most anti doping of everyone.
But I reading the story, I do know now, who really does have blood on their hands.

I really don't understand what you are trying to say. Feel free to elaborate.

 

[Walkman]

Yeah, you are always a good laugh. Incapable of self-reflection.

Given the history of sport, you apologists are probably the biggest jokes in the fanbase. Comparable with young earth creationists. Same old "I want to believe"-mantra all the time.

Yeah, now if you can go ahead and show me a single post where I have stated that Froome is clean, that would be great. While you are at it, please show me the apologies I have made on Froomes behalf.



You obviously don't not get my point, so why are you even responding to it?

 

[sittingbison]

Steady gentle(wo)men,
Let's not have the day end on a bad note. Man not ball please.

Keep calm and carry on
Bison

 

[The Hitch]

Uhm, tell me how this is different from what Contador, Valverde, Basso, Vino and others have done and still continues to do?

Show me where Contador, Basso, Valverde, Vino kidnapped pets from children to feed to snakes.

I remember there was a story about 10 years ago about some teenagers who went to a zoo and for a laugh caught one of the rabbits and through it to the crocodiles on the other side of the zoo.

There was quite a lot of outrage about it.

If you don't understand why people find it appaling (and its not just the conspiracy internet ****ers in the clinic who see things that way, I assure you), then you are in a minority.

 

[rainman]

I always thought Froome was a pleasant enough character from his post race interviews. The insights from this book have shown a totally different side. For a youngster to feed live rabbits, stolen from a kindergarten, to his pet snake reveal a completely depraved, sick young person, who badly needs phsychiatric help.
I find it amazing that he would actually let the world know all about it in a book. Didn't Walsh advise him not to?
Whats in the follow up? How I got popped unfairly and then when Cound dumped me I abducted her and left her all night in the same room as a bunch of pythons? hey Walshie, this ones a keeper!

 

[thehog]

WTF. That's in his book. Hog you seen it?

That is ****ing disgusting.

Indeed it does exist. In several parts. He innocent murdering or fluffy rabbits...

 

[Walkman]

Show me where Contador, Basso, Valverde, Vino kidnapped pets from children to feed to snakes.

I remember there was a story about 10 years ago about some teenagers who went to a zoo and for a laugh caught one of the rabbits and through it to the crocodiles on the other side of the zoo.

There was quite a lot of outrage about it.

If you don't understand why people find it appaling (and its not just the conspiracy internet ****ers in the clinic who see things that way, I assure you), then you are in a minority.

I guess I have to apologies. I don't read much in this thread since I thinks most of it is hypocrisy and I though you babbling about snakes was some really weird euphemism for doping.

My comments were made about the doping part of this thread.

 

[deValtos]

You are sick.

People are rightfully outraged at him stealing rabbits and watching as squirm at being eaten alive, shrugging it off, and now boasting about it. And you bring up some bull**** about one poster once a hundred pages back bringing up nonesence about "Colombians" and trying to make it out like that's what everyone is upset about.

Seek help seriously.

And what Froome did there is a million times worse than doping.

The act of Froome stealing from kids is pretty screwed up and signals a bad omen for what was/is to come ...

As for feeding a rabbit to a snake though ? Comon man, this kind of attitude ****es me off more than nearly anything, people are fine with squishing live spiders and all assortment of bugs, people don't care what animals they eat as long as they're not witness to the killings (it's ok if you're not there right??) ...

... you care about that or only just enough to tell someone to "seek help" and call them "sick" despite 99% of society being accomplices to bigger BS while they actively seek to desensitize themselves from it all.

Seriously not cool man Sorry but this really annoyed me, this 100% the typical attitude of society, so much hpyicrosy/double standards.

 

[hrotha]

I'm all for using "feeding his snakes" as code in the road section.

 

[the sceptic]

you guys are making too much out of this rabbit stuff imo.. or maybe im just cold hearted

 

[veganrob]

The act of Froome stealing from kids is pretty screwed up and signals a bad omen for what was/is to come ...

As for feeding a rabbit to a snake though ? Comon man, this kind of attitude ****es me off more than nearly anything, people are fine with squishing live spiders and all assortment of bugs, people don't care what animals they eat as long as they're not witness to the killings (it's ok if you're not there right??) ...

... you care about that or only just enough to tell someone to "seek help" and call them "sick" despite 99% of society being accomplices to bigger BS while they actively seek to desensitize themselves from it all.

Seriously not cool man Sorry but this really annoyed me, this 100% the typical attitude of society, so much hpyicrosy/double standards.[/QUOTE

 

[deValtos]

I guess stealling them from the kindergarten kids is ok in your book too then?

Did you not read the first line of my post where I said that was pretty screwed up ?

The very first line.

 

[veganrob]

Did you not read the first line of my post where I said that was pretty screwed up ?

The very first line. Ok.

My apologies. I did not fully read

 

[Fzotrlool]

Yeah, now if you can go ahead and show me a single post where I have stated that Froome is clean, that would be great. While you are at it, please show me the apologies I have made on Froomes behalf.

My bad, Walkman. The whole rabbit episode made ​​me quite upset.

 

[hrotha]

you guys are making too much out of this rabbit stuff imo.. or maybe im just cold hearted

OK, I'll elaborate:

I don't have a problem with his feeding live fuzzy animals to his snakes. They got to eat, after all. Now, personally, even though I like snakes, I don't understand why anyone would want to have them as pets, as the whole feeding process sounds rather disgusting and traumatizing to me and in exchange you don't get much of a bond with a reptile, but to each their own, and anyway those snakes would be eating live fuzzy animals whether or not you kept them in a cage.

The problem is the part where he stole those live fuzzy animals from toddlers. The bit about feeling guilty about it at the time reminds me of this. But hey, he was a kid himself. I'm not going to judge him for that. People grow up and change.

Here's the kicker though: he put that bit in his biography, and framed it as if to cast a positive light on him and his determination. He thought the story of stealing live fuzzy animals from toddlers and feeding them to his snakes could be spun in a positive light. That, to me, is very telling.

edit: and mildly funny.

 

[thehog]

OK, I'll elaborate:

I don't have a problem with his feeding live fuzzy animals to his snakes. They got to eat, after all. Now, personally, even though I like snakes, I don't understand why anyone would want to have them as pets, as the whole feeding process sounds rather disgusting and traumatizing to me and in exchange you don't get much of a bond with a reptile, but to each their own, and anyway those snakes would be eating live fuzzy animals whether or not you kept them in a cage.

The problem is the part where he stole those live fuzzy animals from toddlers. The bit about feeling guilty about it at the time reminds me of this. But hey, he was a kid himself. I'm not going to judge him for that. People grow up and change.

Here's the kicker though: he put that bit in his biography, and framed it as if to cast a positive light on him and his determination. He thought the story of stealing live fuzzy animals from toddlers and feeding them to his snakes could be spinned in a positive light. That, to me, is very telling.

edit: and mildly funny.

It's a common theme throughout the book. I too don't have a problem with feeding snakes. It's actually a little bit similar to my childhood. But one thing for sure was I never stole rabbits from children to feed the snakes we had residing near our property. We just knew if the snakes ate they wouldn't need to go hunting for food themselves.

The other point per the doping. Is that he book he talks very strongly against doping and anyone who has doped.

But the kicker is the Predisnone. He had no problems in taking it, winning and has no one ever know about it including Walsh. The drug comes with serious side effects and he appears very at ease at taking it during a race and not worried about the side effects for the very simple reason - he has taken it several times before and knows how to use the drug.

What does that tell you?

 

[the sceptic]

OK, I'll elaborate:

I don't have a problem with his feeding live fuzzy animals to his snakes. They got to eat, after all. Now, personally, even though I like snakes, I don't understand why anyone would want to have them as pets, as the whole feeding process sounds rather disgusting and traumatizing to me and in exchange you don't get much of a bond with a reptile, but to each their own, and anyway those snakes would be eating live fuzzy animals whether or not you kept them in a cage.

The problem is the part where he stole those live fuzzy animals from toddlers. The bit about feeling guilty about it at the time reminds me of this. But hey, he was a kid himself. I'm not going to judge him for that. People grow up and change.

Here's the kicker though: he put that bit in his biography, and framed it as if to cast a positive light on him and his determination. He thought the story of stealing live fuzzy animals from toddlers and feeding them to his snakes could be spinned in a positive light. That, to me, is very telling.

edit: and mildly funny.

I think the rabbit story is in the book as part of the "Froome, the boy from the wilderness" narrative they are trying to spin. But yeah, agree with your post.

 

[thehog]

I think the rabbit story is in the book as part of the "Froome, the boy from the wilderness" narrative they are trying to spin. But yeah, agree with your post.

Maybe he sees the Amigos as rabbits?

And will feed them to the Predisnone snake?

 

[bobbins]

I think the rabbit story is in the book as part of the "Froome, the boy from the wilderness" narrative they are trying to spin. But yeah, agree with your post.

He went to a very good school in Joburg, average student but certainly not brought up in the wilderness.

Isn't animal cruelty at a young age one of the warning signs of psychopathy? From Armstrong the Sociopath to Froome the psychopath!

 

[Tyler'sTwin]

Now I have mental images of Chris choking Cound in a bunny costume.

 

[Carstenbf]

Hahaha, that's some grade A trolling right there mr. Froome.

Almost starting to warm up to the guy.