smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
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- The Red Enclave
I read a comment under a piece on the Guardian website earlier that suggested riders should be capped at three Tour wins to give others a chance. First thought was what a ridiculous suggestion, but then I remembered that Eddy Merckx took a year off from the Tour in 1973 for precisely this reason. (Of course, he just won everything else instead that year. And came back to win the Tour again the following year.)
Anyway, it got me thinking, what should Chris Froome's next target be? More Tour wins or something else?
Clearly he has unfinished business with the Vuelta, so he needs to have a proper stab at that one year.
It would be great to see him giving the Giro a go as well, but he would probably find that a struggle with the cold and rain. But maybe that's a good thing - it would maybe bring him down a bit closer to everyone else's level.
Would also be great to see him make a serious attempt at winning a Monument - one area of achievement where he still falls short of Nibali. The Lombardia would probably be a good one for him to aim for.
The Rainbow jersey would make a nice addition to his wardrobe too, but of course that would depend very much on finding a course to suit.
British national road race title? It would win over a lot of critics, perhaps, but are they really worth winning over? And the timing is never going to be good while he's concentrating on the Tour.
Anyway, it got me thinking, what should Chris Froome's next target be? More Tour wins or something else?
Clearly he has unfinished business with the Vuelta, so he needs to have a proper stab at that one year.
It would be great to see him giving the Giro a go as well, but he would probably find that a struggle with the cold and rain. But maybe that's a good thing - it would maybe bring him down a bit closer to everyone else's level.
Would also be great to see him make a serious attempt at winning a Monument - one area of achievement where he still falls short of Nibali. The Lombardia would probably be a good one for him to aim for.
The Rainbow jersey would make a nice addition to his wardrobe too, but of course that would depend very much on finding a course to suit.
British national road race title? It would win over a lot of critics, perhaps, but are they really worth winning over? And the timing is never going to be good while he's concentrating on the Tour.
