RobNewcastle
Senior Member
I'd like to see Quintana win
TdeF 2015
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albion
Guest
I'm not sure Froome has a course. I'd like to see a Brit win and only Wiggo will know if he can.
Froome's course would be along a tram track so he could stare at his stem for the whole race...
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
Bit Brad has said he definitely isn't doing any more GTs. And we know he never changes his mind or announces bizarre conflicting plans. So Wiggo it is (unless he's doing BMX or something next year).
Anyway, enough of this Froome v Wiggo nonsense. What about the cheese?
Anyway, enough of this Froome v Wiggo nonsense. What about the cheese?
NorvernRob
Senior Member
- Location
- Sheffield
One short ITT and loads of mountains - Wiggins has absolutely zero chance of winning that tour unless at least half a dozen others all get ill or fall off. Froome has a good chance of winning it but it's not ideal. The Giro is better for him with a long TT, and the possibility to do a Giro/Vuelta double and become one of the few to win all 3 GT's must be tempting.
I still can't see him skipping the Tour, but you never know.
Pedrosanchezo
Veteran
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- Perthshire, scotland
Berti, Froome or Nibbles. Sounds good to me........
Berk on a Bike
Veteran
- Location
- Yorkshire
50/1 is best price at the moment. Bung the housekeeping on it.
Flick of the Elbow
Guru
- Location
- Pentlands & West Lothian
The Giro's a much classier race than the Tour, it would be great to see Froome winning it. I'm not at all bothered that he's missing the Tour.
Strathlubnaig
Guru
- Location
- Alberta
So if Froome skips the TdF because it is too hard not his kind of route then who do Team Sky have as a GC contender ? Or will they be going for individual stage wins a la OPQS ?
Exactly. Nobody with a realistic chance unless Porte or Henau step up a notch or two. I can't see Froome missing the Tour for a reserve team race like the Giro. (tongue in cheek)
The sponsors will surely want Froome at the biggest televised race of the year.
U
User169
Guest
He's just keeping Bertie et al. on their toes! I'd be amazed if he isn't in Utrecht.
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
Maybe this is just another not terribly meaningful press statement that can't be taken too seriously. Maybe it represents the Sky management using Froome to shake its fist at Prudhomme. "Grrr! If you set a parcours that doesn't suit our main rider, we won't come, so there!".
As @rich p says, I can't imagine Sky (the sponsors, not the team) want to be paying £££ for a team to pull its star (ahem ... sorry, its co-star
) rider out from the annual premier event that has by far the biggest coverage and public interest.
As @rich p says, I can't imagine Sky (the sponsors, not the team) want to be paying £££ for a team to pull its star (ahem ... sorry, its co-star
) rider out from the annual premier event that has by far the biggest coverage and public interest.