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<p>Froom just killed them today in the TT. He's just to strong at the moment and the others don't have an answer. This years tour course was supposed to suit<br>
Quintana but he hasn't had an answer to Froom in the mountains, on a descent, on flat or in the TT. He should sack his chemist :whistle: :fishing: :mocking:</p> -
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<p>Froom just killed them today in the TT. He's just to strong at the moment and the others don't have an answer. This years tour course was supposed to suit<br>
Quintana but he hasn't had an answer to Froom in the mountains, on a descent, on flat or in the TT. He should sack his chemist :whistle: :fishing: :mocking:</p>
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<p>Froome - best climber, second best time trialist, sprinting with Sagan a few stages back.</p>
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<p>in my opinion Froom is clean. Just a very good rider</p>
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<p>Froome - best climber, second best time trialist, sprinting with Sagan a few stages back.</p>
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<p>Not surprised people have questions about him.</p>
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<p>He's not that far ahead of other people. Quintana will probably get some time back before the tour ends.</p> -
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<p>in my opinion Froom is clean. Just a very good rider</p>
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<p>He's the best "very good rider" the tour has had in decades....</p> -
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The problem was he went from nothing to winning a GT overnight.<br><br>
Dave B was saying they picked him from what they saw in the comm games way back. I looked up what he did there, it was above average club cyclist performance.<br><br>
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Dave B was saying they picked him from what they saw in the comm games way back. I looked up what he did there, it was above average club cyclist performance.<br>
Would love to know what they saw in him...</p></blockquote>Then read about Bradley Wiggins career on wiki, he had won a lot before he raced in the tour and raced in the tour before winning it -
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<p>It's the nature and the history of the sport that makes me question the validity of any extraordinary occurrence, a bit like any game of cricket involving the Pakistan cricket team</p>
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<p>Yeah - with cycling I've adopted an "if it seems too good to be true, it probably is" line. Possibly unfortunate for Froome but if he doesn't like it he can take it up with the multitude of cheating fluffybunnies who preceded him.</p>
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<p>To me, Froome's performances in climbing and the time trial seem a bit too much like winning the Olympic 10,000 metres and picking up silver in the 800 metres.</p> -
I might be a sucker, but my view is Sky have got more to lose than most if they get caught up in a doping scandal - they are associated with so many sports, their brand gets seriously tarnished if associated with doping. It could affect them bidding for broadcast contracts. Hence their zero tolerance stance.<br><br>
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<p>I remember in 93 when I first learnt about the Tour de France I was in Pamplona for the San Fermin (running of the bulls) and Miguel Indurain was in yellow. The square out side the town hall was packed with people and the side streets where so crammed in. The crowd was sing Indrain, Indruain, Indurain and bouncing up and down, put we were so packed in it lifted you off your feet and you surged forwards and backwards above the cobble stones. That was one hell of a week and I have been a fan of Le Tour ever sense.</p>
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<p>After today's stage I cannot work out whether Quintana is keeping his powder dry for the mountains next week, or if he's a busted flush. I hope it's the former and we see some proper attacks from him because he's shown very little so far.</p>
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<p>Judging by his attack and Froome's counter on Mont Ventoux, I'd say Froome has him well covered.</p> -
He is lead out for Sam Bennett. Bennett crashed quite badly very early on I think so has been struggling. I think in the sprint stages Archbold has effectively been left to his own devices. It's his first Tour so everything is probably a shock to the system too.
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This made me laugh too. From The Daily Mash ...<br><br>
Chris Froome abandons bike after realising they’re for kids<br><br>
CHRIS Froome has completed a stage of the Tour de France on foot after suddenly realising that cycling is not what a grown man should be doing.<br><br>
The 31-year-old leapt from his bike after seeing attractive girls watching the race, wondering if they were impressed that he was riding so fast, then abruptly understanding that his thinking was that of a 12-year-old.<br><br>
He said: “I was cycling along as usual, musing on who my ultimate Robot Wars champion was and whether I’d be able to stay up late to play Mortal Kombat at the weekend, when I unexpectedly realised I’d been stuck in a developmental rut for the past 20 years.<br><br>
“I dropped the bike, trying to give the impression I’d only been on it ironically as a joke anyway, and crossed the line sensibly and sedately like an adult would.<br><br>
“I’ll still finish the race, but in a car while listening to Fleetwood Mac. If there’s a nice view in the mountain stages I might even stop for a coffee.â€<br><br>
Team Sky boss Dave Brailsford said: “It’s natural for cyclists to go through this. We’ll get him back once he hits 40 and realises that being an adult completely sucks.†-
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<p>He is lead out for Sam Bennett. Bennett crashed quite badly very early on I think so has been struggling. I think in the sprint stages Archbold has effectively been left to his own devices. It's his first Tour so everything is probably a shock to the system too.</p>
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<p>Thanks - that makes sense.</p>
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<p>I'd noticed him coming in at the back of the field in most stages recently and given his background in things like the points race, I was wondering what his specialty was supposed to be and if it was sprinting why he wasn't further up the field.</p>
