tug benson
Survived the Tour O the borders 2013
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- Alloa
Aye Aru has it
Vuelta 2014, **el sp-olé-rs**
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NorvernRob
Senior Member
- Location
- Sheffield
Froome deserves massive credit for that. Dropped by his own team, obviously struggling, and he managed to finish right up there with the GC guys. That was some suffering there.
Dave Davenport
Guru
- Location
- Hampshire
Massive effort by Froome, maybe that will give him a psychological boost.
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
He's only ickle. I reckon I could throw him quite some way.
Boon 51
Veteran
- Location
- Deal. Kent.
Didn't understand Froome's tactics today.. but they all reached the top as it should be. I have a feeling Contador still has a bit more to give but a sad loss with Quintana going out.
PS Has anyone had problem's with the notifications as mine has just decided to work after a day off.
PS Has anyone had problem's with the notifications as mine has just decided to work after a day off.
Is that similar to a bonification?
Tactics? I think he was just managing to, you know, hang in there.
jarlrmai
Veteran
Skys "tactics" as far as I can guess or infer from the pundits.
Out of peak form Froome holds time by riding to a constant power uphill, his team hold a highish climbing pace by riding fast to stop attacks by the other GC contenders?
So basically hanging in there..
Sound plausible?
Out of peak form Froome holds time by riding to a constant power uphill, his team hold a highish climbing pace by riding fast to stop attacks by the other GC contenders?
So basically hanging in there..
Sound plausible?
OP
OP
Pro Tour Punditry
Guru
Somewhere in Spain, Dave Brailsford speaks: "we're shít, we've been shít for a while, none of the riders can win, none of the DSs can call a race, we've stifled loads of riders, it's time to face the fact that this one trick pony needs to be turned into hound food; it's time for this SKY project to be wound up..."
Nah, they need to cut the budget so they have to think further than "money talks". Get some savvy DS's.
Get back to a more British core team - Yates bros?
I know it sounds parochial and petty but I look at Sky team results because they are, or were, predominantly British. The more that that is diluted the less I will care about them.
Flying_Monkey
Recyclist
- Location
- Odawa
Sounds like another rider, Bradley something, think he used to ride for Sky. Dunno. But you know, Froome isn't like that, is he? Much better rider...
to be fair froome said he was trying to ride into form in week 2/3 so hanging on now is great as long as he can fire in week 3. especially as contador et all put no/little time into him today, if he can get his legs by the end of the week it'll be fireworks
the problem for me is we all(except @themosquitoking)
just expect froome to smash everyone over any discipline on the bike.
the problem for me is we all(except @themosquitoking)
just expect froome to smash everyone over any discipline on the bike.
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HF2300
Insanity Prawn Boy
I think you need to work that up into something. Maybe subtitle a German film. Perhaps one about Adolf Hitler's last days...
OP
OP
Pro Tour Punditry
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If only I knew how to.
