Giro d'Italia 2013, 4th-26th May - [Spoilers]
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Already started from Froome's missus according to the paper this morning...
25 years since Hampsten's Giro win and the epic stage on the Gavia
http://ftp.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/giro08/?id=/riders/2008/interviews/giro_hampsten08
View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5wPEymv-oQ
http://ftp.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/giro08/?id=/riders/2008/interviews/giro_hampsten08
View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5wPEymv-oQ
Strathlubnaig
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I think the interesting bit is that the lassie states that it is not some sky pr stunt as some on here thought.
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Yep, ludicrous ... so 2 months ahead of the TdeF last year's winner is being written off as a has been and this year's (admittedly better suited) favoured rider is being portrayed as acting like a primadonna; come on, there's a long way to go yet and surely the smart guys at Sky can suss how to get them both out there in good positions?
Perhaps the WAGS should just butt out of muddying the waters in the social media (?) - over sensationalised nonsense, now being blown out of proportion like some sort of playground argument over who owns the football.
Back to the Giro (hopefully) ...
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It's not terribly complicated. If Brad wins the Giro, or does well, he'll want to try and do the double. If he does badly in the Giro, he'll want to do well in the Tour to compensate. And either way, he's the defending champion. He is not going to France to make up the numbers, he (quite rightly) wants to do himself and the tour justice. Anyone expecting him to just roll over and play super-domestique to his number two is plain silly. He is, to his credit, being honest about this. He's certainly not following Bernie's example from 85/86....
If Froome (and his lady friend) were being truly fair and honest, apart from keeping their counsel, they'd accept that (i) He'd rather win on merit, not just on account of Brad being told to slow down- and no-one else is going to do them any favours anyway, doh! and (ii) It's better for Sky as a whole, Brad, Froome (everyone apart from their chief rivals) that they have a Plan A and another Plan A. If one of them has a season-wrecking injury, they're ready.
If Froome (and his lady friend) were being truly fair and honest, apart from keeping their counsel, they'd accept that (i) He'd rather win on merit, not just on account of Brad being told to slow down- and no-one else is going to do them any favours anyway, doh! and (ii) It's better for Sky as a whole, Brad, Froome (everyone apart from their chief rivals) that they have a Plan A and another Plan A. If one of them has a season-wrecking injury, they're ready.
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Froome might have won both the Vuelta and Tour already on merit had he been afforded the protection Brad had...
Froome has earned his chance to lead at the Tour. Brad decided to focus on the Giro as his own choice. Froome is the future - if SKY don't do the right thing by him, I'm sure there are a few teams willing to do so and to reap the rewards further down the line.
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Yep and I might have won it as well if I'd have been born 15 years younger and not lived a life of debauchery 
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Yep and I might have won it as well if I'd have been born15 years younger and not lived a life of debauchery
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Reports are that Rujano may be left out of the Giro by Vaconsoleil due to forthcoming implication in the Padua trial of Michele Lamborghini
Noting, of course, that's it's arguable that Brad only won the Tour last year for precisely this reason...
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IMO Wiggins and Froome are not friends. They haven't raced together or trained together this year. The setup has very much been revolved around 2 separate groups consisting of 2 leaders and the only time these two will race together will be the Tour (remains to be seen).
It can't be a publicity stunt as it completely takes the focus off the race and pinpoints personal relationships within the team. Both Froome and Wiggins would hate that. Why shine a spotlight on it? Contador and Nibali would just put their heads down and use their spare time to focus on the race.
Froome must also know his fiance is tweeting and could easily ask her not to do that - concluding that he agrees with her viewpoint.
Best i can see is that the only person that is sure Froome is leading the Tour is Froome. Not even Sky have come out to back him. They have had enough time to do so, so maybe they are waiting to see how Brad does at the Giro?
It can't be a publicity stunt as it completely takes the focus off the race and pinpoints personal relationships within the team. Both Froome and Wiggins would hate that. Why shine a spotlight on it? Contador and Nibali would just put their heads down and use their spare time to focus on the race.
Froome must also know his fiance is tweeting and could easily ask her not to do that - concluding that he agrees with her viewpoint.
Best i can see is that the only person that is sure Froome is leading the Tour is Froome. Not even Sky have come out to back him. They have had enough time to do so, so maybe they are waiting to see how Brad does at the Giro?
Pedrosanchezo
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Hmmm, Froome came in 3 minutes 21 seconds behind Wiggins.
