La Vuelta 2017 **SPOILERS**

[Levo-Lon]

so will Mr Froome be considered as a "one of the greats" if he wins this and the TDF in the same season?
He's certainly having a hell of a good season...and the last few seasons have been very impressive. he does have a brilliant team around him after all.

what else would he need to do to be a cycling legend in years to come?

 

[themosquitoking]

so will Mr Froome be considered as a "one of the greats" if he wins this and the TDF in the same season?
He's certainly having a hell of a good season...and the last few seasons have been very impressive. he does have a brilliant team around him after all.

what else would he need to do to be a cycling legend in years to come?

Enter and win a lot more races in general, some one day races in bad weather and the rainbow stripes. That would make him a lot closer to being a legend.

 

[Adam4868]

If he wins this stage and takes the Vuelta I think it would be hard to argue he's not one of the 'greats'.
No rider has achieved this since the race was extended to three weeks and moved to its current place on the calendar, less than four weeks after the Tour.Only two riders in have won the Tour de France and the Vuelta in the same year: Jacques Anquetil and Bernard Hinault.So it's some achievement on its own.
I don't think we're ever going to see Froome at many one day races,he's more tuned to the endurance of the grand tours and being a team rider.
Anyway hope it's a victory parade for him tomorrow as I'm off to Madrid in the morning.

 

[sleaver]

May be a long shot, but does anyone know where (most likely online) I could watch highlights of today's stage as I'll be in Madrid later?

 

[rich p]

May be a long shot, but does anyone know where (most likely online) I could watch highlights of today's stage as I'll be in Madrid later?

YouTube?
Letour.com?

 

[brommers]

May be a long shot, but does anyone know where (most likely online) I could watch highlights of today's stage as I'll be in Madrid later?

Madrid?

 

[brommers]

what else would he need to do to be a cycling legend in years to come?

Nothing

 

[SWSteve]

so will Mr Froome be considered as a "one of the greats" if he wins this and the TDF in the same season?
He's certainly having a hell of a good season...and the last few seasons have been very impressive. he does have a brilliant team around him after all.

what else would he need to do to be a cycling legend in years to come?

Win in roubaix

 

[SWSteve]

He only went halfway up Mont Ventoux

So did everyone else, but he crossed the line first

 

[Beebo]

Watching Eurosport pre start report and the weather looks awful.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

My eurosport player is not letting me in. Grr

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Blimey, the weather looks grim. I would hate to be descending anything in this.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

I'm going to predict that Nibali is going to over do it on a descent and come off.

 

[Beebo]

My eurosport player is not letting me in. Grr

They just mentioned that the player was down but is now back up and running.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

They just mentioned that the player was down but is now back up and running.

Ah, thanks. I was wondering what had been happening but I got back in about 30 mins ago.