chris froome

elnino23

ghttp://b-static.net/vbulletin/images/editor/separator.gifordongekko wrote: »

your know people are struggling to make a point when they start talking about stage wins in the UCI Europe Tour

I purely copied and pasted! the fact is they win races other than the tour and it was said they only win at the tour. Paris-nice and the dauphine are big races both of which they won. They just don't do Classics well.

Darkglasses

gordongekko wrote: »

your know people are struggling to make a point when they start talking about stage wins in the UCI Europe Tour

There's wins in there that BMC would have killed to win last year too. Ditto Lampre Merida and Tinko Saxoff.

Raam

Sure it's a wonder anyone enters any other races at all. Even when they do they are all just soft-tapping all the way around and don't bother to really contest at all.

wirelessdude01

Raam wrote: »

Sure it's a wonder anyone enters any other races at all. Even when they do they are all just soft-tapping all the way around and don't bother to really contest at all.

Thought the discussion was around Sky and how they approach things?

Raam

wirelessdude01 wrote: »

Thought the discussion was around Sky and how they approach things?

Discuss whatever ya fancy, I don't mind.

wirelessdude01

Raam wrote: »

Discuss whatever ya fancy, I don't mind.

Fair enough :rolleyes:

jimzy

It's all about the stems...

http://chrisfroomelookingatstems.tumblr.com

jackstaff

wirelessdude01 wrote: »

Thought the discussion was around Sky and how they approach things?

The discussion started off about froomes build or lack of ha now look were we are sure keep it rolling

TheBlaaMan

Raam wrote: »

I think Chris Froome is entirely made out of elbows. Just look at him pedalling... elbows everywhere.

This.

I just think Froome is such an in-elegant (is that even a word) rider to have to watch. His forearms are really long and he sticks his elbows out at weird angles. OK, so its not his fault, but its just not attractive watching him - that, and his annoying and incessant habit of checking his computer/power-meter every two seconds. He's like an ungainly foal taking its first steps.....I guess it works for him, though.

rckfld

I would strongly recommend reading "Inside Team Sky" if you are interested in this thread.

Gives a good insight into the professionalism and preparation that some have mentioned here.
Also takes a good look at their race/staghe strategies.

Long story short...it ain't rocket science... it's science..and common sense...

common science!

godtabh

rckfld wrote: »

I would strongly recommend reading "Inside Team Sky" if you are interested in this thread.

Gives a good insight into the professionalism and preparation that some have mentioned here.
Also takes a good look at their race/staghe strategies.

Long story short...it ain't rocket science... it's science..and common sense...

common science!

Its a good book. I have it for sale if any one is interested!

petethedrummer

He has a high mitochondrial density in his muscle cells.

lennymc

petethedrummer wrote: »

He has a high mitochondrial density in his muscle cells.

the force is strong with that one

jackstaff

godtabh wrote: »

Its a good book. I have it for sale if any one is interested!

How much mate?

RobFowl

My main issue with Chris Froome is that he looks like an octopus riding a bike.
About the polar opposite to someone like Stephen Roche......

godtabh

jackstaff wrote: »

How much mate?

Link

MPFG

Some very strange or interesting tweets today from the Chris Foome/ Sky camp

Michelle Cound got a lot of stick on twitter for this, so much so that she made her twitter account private
"@michellecound Maybe an "ex" doper can win the tour this year, at least he would be qualified to answer all the doping questions"

This from Danny Pate
"@TheDPate Just had a great steak in Irun"

And then Chris Froome himself
"Ridiculous some of the accusations on here. Water off a duck's back to me. I love what I do and I know I have nothing to hide"

I am surprised they have made broadsides and I wonder if they are running scared before the Tour......especially calling Contador an "ex" ...using quotation marks on the ex .....SKY media team must be working overtime

pprendeville

Bizarre to say the least. Why would they go stoking the fire like that? Is Michelle Cound involved with Sky? And what was Froome defending himself for if the accusations appear to be directed at the current leader of Pais Vasco?

godtabh

MPFG wrote: »

SKY media team must be working overtime

that usually only happens when wiggins talks

Straatvark

pprendeville wrote: »

Bizarre to say the least. Why would they go stoking the fire like that? Is Michelle Cound involved with Sky? And what was Froome defending himself for if the accusations appear to be directed at the current leader of Pais Vasco?

Not involved with Sky, just Froom's partner. Very hot-headed, motor mouth and don't do him any favours with these tweets.

She used to (and still do from time to time) post regularly on the SA alternative to boards 410 while still dating local cyclists.

Very good cycling photographer. Her mom is/was a SA champion in some age category.

Morrisseeee

Yep, Le Tour is building up nicely, Contador is flying atm, he looks like he's having one of those amazing years, like Wiggins/Gilbert/Sagan/Froome had recently, ie. winning everything.
I can't wait to see 7w/kg on the climbs

With Contador climbing so well, Froome's only advantage might be in the TT, which leads back to the OP's Q, how is Froome such a good TT'er, I guess he just has a fantastic engine, and it's this engine that helps him on the climbs aswell, as he isn't a natural climber, like say Rodriguez.

godtabh

Are they married now?

She had a massive blow out with Wiggins wife before the start of the tour last year.

happytramp

She was posting in 'the clinic' a couple of days ago. The regulars there had a field day.

godtabh

happytramp wrote: »

She was posting in 'the clinic' a couple of days ago. The regulars there had a field day.

Any links?

happytramp

godtabh wrote: »

Any links?

.

In the 'froome talk' thread. About a week ago, user name "Mich.c" or something like that.... that's all I've got I'm afraid. She was on a couple of days.

Morrisseeee

happytramp wrote: »

She was posting in 'the clinic' a couple of days ago. The regulars there had a field day.

Cop on = zero (for that carry on)

dastardly00

Here are her posts.

godtabh

dastardly00 wrote: »

Here are her posts.

yeah found them. She is really defending her man!

Mind you that thread wouldnt be allowed here

gordongekko

Anyone read the Sunday Times today. Extract from his autobiography. To me he came across as a bleep bleep bleep

MPFG

gordongekko wrote: »

Anyone read the Sunday Times today. Extract from his autobiography. To me he came across as a bleep bleep bleep

I always thought he was a bit of a bleep bleep bleep in sheeps clothing

What did he say then ??

gordongekko

MPFG wrote: »

I always thought he was a bit of a bleep bleep bleep in sheeps clothing

What did he say then ??

Buy the bleeping book :-) just came across as bitter to sir brad and sir Dave

MPFG

gordongekko wrote: »

Buy the bleeping book :-) just came across as bitter to sir brad and sir Dave

why would I buy the book...sure that would give him more money

You send it tome when you are finished with it

Paddigol

MPFG wrote: »

why would I buy the book...sure that would give him more money

You send it tome when you are finished with it

I'd hardly call it a tome :pac:

MPFG

I just read the extract in Times....Gosh ...I know Froome has a mild mannered gentleman personna but it seems a bit of a front. Wiggins was the leader at 2012 Tour and during the race SKY were backing him and in fairness he delivered not just during the Tour but all year including Olympics. Froome should have accepted that and put up until such time as he could attain leadership..It would have been a good team player approach

If Bradley was losing the Tour then that was another thing...but why should SKY drop a proven leader in yellow for a non proven one ?? By attacking Bradley he was just undermining his leadership role......bad form all round ..comes across as churlish and not very nice

The thing is the British public haven't nor never will warm to him as they do Bradley no matter how fast he can go up a mountain

12 sprocket

MPFG wrote: »

I just read the extract in Times....Gosh ...I know Froome has a mild mannered gentleman personna but it seems a bit of a front. Wiggins was the leader at 2012 Tour and during the race SKY were backing him and in fairness he delivered not just during the Tour but all year including Olympics. Froome should have accepted that and put up until such time as he could attain leadership..It would have been a good team player approach

If Bradley was losing the Tour then that was another thing...but why should SKY drop a proven leader in yellow for a non proven one ?? By attacking Bradley he was just undermining his leadership role......bad form all round ..comes across as churlish and not very nice

The thing is the British public haven't nor never will warm to him as they do Bradley no matter how fast he can go up a mountain

Froome is a winner and full of confidence in his own ability. Athletes like that don't accept support roles too easily, that's what makes them great.. As the piece of graffiti I once seen said... " the meek shall inherit the earth.... If that's ok with you? "

death1234567

MPFG wrote: »

By attacking Bradley he was just undermining his leadership role

I watched that tour and there's no doubt in my mind that Froome could have wiped the floor with Wiggins and been the first British person to win the tour. For any competitor to sit there helping someone else win who you know you can beat to a pulp and then watch him get all the accolades must not sit well at all.

Lumen

death1234567 wrote: »

I watched that tour and there's no doubt in my mind that Froome could have wiped the floor with Wiggins and been the first British person to win the tour

Wiggo looked the stronger TTer, beating Froome by 35 seconds in the first ITT and 1:16 in the second. That's almost 2 minutes to make up elsewhere.

Was Froome not trying very hard on those ITTs? Surely they would give him the perfect opportunity to prove his ability, rather than the odd bit of out-of-the-saddle showboating he did on the mountain stages?

mistermatthew

Lumen wrote: »

Wiggo looked the stronger TTer, beating Froome by 35 seconds in the first ITT and 1:16 in the second. That's almost 2 minutes to make up elsewhere.

Was Froome not trying very hard on those ITTs? Surely they would give him the perfect opportunity to prove his ability, rather than the odd bit of out-of-the-saddle showboating he did on the mountain stages?

Yeah I think people overestimate how much time froome could of taken out of him in the mountains. TT wise Wiggans is much stronger as shown at the Olympics when He took 1:09 min from froome to win gold when they were both undoubtadly going flat out.

We will never know. Wiggans had no need to respond to any froome attack so perhaps he could have rid up to him. Froome should of either screwed him over if he was capable as he seems to believe or just keep quiet after not attacking.
Anything else sounds bitter.

MPFG

Froome should of either screwed him over if he was capable as he seems to believe or just keep quiet after not attacking.
Anything else sounds bitter.

My sentiments exactly

Le Mond took it and had something to complain about as Hinault promised him he'd be leader and Roche took it in the face of life threatening hostility from a whole nation .....if you are that sure of your abilities then go for it but don't complain about others if you don't and surely you don't need a note form Cavendish to get the go ahead

gordongekko

http://m.cyclingnews.com/news/froome-reveals-how-close-he-was-to-leaving-team-sky-in-2011

j0hn1

gordongekko wrote: »

http://m.cyclingnews.com/news/froome-reveals-how-close-he-was-to-leaving-team-sky-in-2011

what an ass

(froome, not gordongekko)

ugsparky

Vladimir Kurtains wrote: »

Why is Wayne Rooney so good at football?

No he isn't. He's better than those worse than him ... easy enough when you see the standard of football in the Premiership.

pelevin

j0hn1 wrote: »

what an ass

(froome, not gordongekko)

Are you saying gordongekko doesn't have a nice ass?

gordongekko

pelevin wrote: »

Are you saying gordongekko doesn't have a nice ass?

A pic and a poll might be required.

gordongekko

http://inrng.com/2014/06/book-review-the-climb-chris-froome/

A review of his book.

tomdempsey200

have they photoshopped his head on the cover?

to make it look normal

upstairs for coffee

tomdempsey200 wrote: »

have they photoshopped his head on the cover?

to make it look normal

Chris Froome is miles the better cyclist that Wiggins is. He just doesn't have the persona or be in the right place and the right time that Wiggins benefited from.

Inquitus

upstairs for coffee wrote: »

Chris Froome is miles the better cyclist that Wiggins is. He just doesn't have the persona or be in the right place and the right time that Wiggins benefited from.

Not sure that's true, Froome is generally a better GC rider, as most Tours these days favour the climber over the TTer, but Wiggins palmares is better than Froome's and he has shown himself to be a capable rider on both Grand Tours and Classics as well as one of the worlds 3 best Time Trailists, not forgetting his track success.

Beasty

upstairs for coffee wrote: »

Chris Froome is miles the better cyclist that Wiggins is. He just doesn't have the persona or be in the right place and the right time that Wiggins benefited from.

Well that depends on what you mean by "cyclist" - I reckon Wiggins would beat him in a 4k pursuit any day mind;)

mistermatthew

Beasty wrote: »

Well that depends on what you mean by "cyclist" - I reckon Wiggins would beat him in a 4k pursuit any day mind;)

Yeah Wiggins is probably the most gifted rider of his generation. A lot of people have little appreciation of how good he is. It really would not surprise me if he makes rio 2016 and wins a gold, after beating the hour record in 2015 and retires with the most awesome of palmares.

Chris froome on the other hand is a GC specialist and a top TTer, but nowhere near Brads class on the bike.