kosmonooit Posted June 26, 2013 Posted June 26, 2013 Storm in a teacup in my opinion.... Chris' time has come - and although I don't know him personally he seems a great guy, kind and well mannered, reserved at times, and dare I say a bit of a charmer Although they claim he is Brit, he is a child of Africa and a home boy.
jcza Posted June 26, 2013 Posted June 26, 2013 5 years on and a world away with his subsequent development under the guidance of team sky. The guy is incredibly naturally gifted - and even more dedicated and motivated. I can't find a source now but I recall hearing that he has one of the highest VMax's ever tested by the UCI when he was still a Kenyan licenced rider. He was a Grand Tour contender in 2011 when he finished 2nd at the Vuelta. I'm happy to accept that he is clean because we haven't seen anything to indicate otherwise even if there is a lot of noise out there.
rock Posted June 26, 2013 Posted June 26, 2013 I'm not digging these big PR meetings saying how clean he is and how his results will never get stripped......just ride your bike.....I want him to win, but I don't think I will really ever believe the sport is completely clean. But i'm not overly concerned if it is or isn't.
dracs Posted June 26, 2013 Posted June 26, 2013 I'm not digging these big PR meetings saying how clean he is and how his results will never get stripped......just ride your bike.....I want him to win, but I don't think I will really ever believe the sport is completely clean. But i'm not overly concerned if it is or isn't.Rather a question of him answering the questions that keep coming and coming and coming - than him setting up "big PR meetings...." Patchelicious 1
Bianchisti Posted June 26, 2013 Posted June 26, 2013 5 years on and a world away with his subsequent development under the guidance of team sky. The guy is incredibly naturally gifted - and even more dedicated and motivated. I can't find a source now but I recall hearing that he has one of the highest VMax's ever tested by the UCI when he was still a Kenyan licenced rider. I agree, 5 years in development for a rider of his calabre shouldn't be seen as suspect. Plus he was born at high altitude. Isn't that what Douglas at MTN has been suggesting all along? Why when Africa have produced so many of the worlds top middle distance runners for so long, can't we produce the worlds top cyclists?
Tumbleweed Posted June 26, 2013 Posted June 26, 2013 (edited) Froome is the man to beat in Tour de France, admits rival Contador Read more: http://www.dailymail...l#ixzz2XJSFLIoT Edited June 26, 2013 by Tumbleweed
dracs Posted June 26, 2013 Posted June 26, 2013 Wrt the bike pure thing, note that Froome has shared his power files in the past... Here is his TT form teh 2011 Vuelta http://www.chris-froome.com/news/7-froome-trainingpeaks-analysis Most amazing thing for me there - his HR averaged just 147bpm (at avg of 406w)! Biggest muscle froome relies on is that industrial pump located under his ribcage...
T-Bob Posted June 26, 2013 Posted June 26, 2013 Although they claim he is Brit, he is a child of Africa and a home boy. He's a pom. Raised as an expat and an englishman, passport'd up and force fed the love of the mother country....
kosmonooit Posted June 28, 2013 Posted June 28, 2013 He's a pom. Raised as an expat and an englishman, passport'd up and force fed the love of the mother country.... Pom by passport maybe, I have probably spent more time in the UK than him. Apparent back in the glory days of the Empire all the posh toffs went to Kenya, the lower / middle classes massed to SA, and the criminals were shipped off to Oz . He speaks Swahili btw which is more than can be said in terms of African languages for most of us. Lots of media focus on him now. apparently an article in The Star today also on Cycling News Chris Froome: From cycling slum dog to Monte Carlo millionaire
Tumbleweed Posted June 28, 2013 Posted June 28, 2013 Pom by passport maybe, I have probably spent more time in the UK than him. Apparent back in the glory days of the Empire all the posh toffs went to Kenya, the lower / middle classes massed to SA, and the criminals were shipped off to Oz . He speaks Swahili btw which is more than can be said in terms of African languages for most of us. Lots of media focus on him now. apparently an article in The Star today also on Cycling News Chris Froome: From cycling slum dog to Monte Carlo millionaire Unimpressive. I have friends who speak fluent Swahili after a few beers! Hahahahaha! I am pinning my hopes on this dude to usher in the (long-awaited) new era of cycling.
Tumbleweed Posted June 28, 2013 Posted June 28, 2013 Is it just me, or does Froome have more than a passing resemblance to Jimi Somerville? T-Bob and dracs 2
Tumbleweed Posted June 28, 2013 Posted June 28, 2013 Uhmmm... its just you? Ja, now that I think about it, the Bronski Beat looks more like Levi…
Tumbleweed Posted June 28, 2013 Posted June 28, 2013 I think Froome looks more like this guy http://www.premiumorange.com/cataloguescitroen/photos%20du%20site/tintin.jpg You may be on to something:
deanbean Posted June 28, 2013 Posted June 28, 2013 Go the Froome Dawg,http://d3j5vwomefv46c.cloudfront.net/photos/large/785267177.png?1372370977 http://twitpic.com/czj015 Tumbleweed 1
DJ84 Posted June 28, 2013 Posted June 28, 2013 He has to be African,he is as thin as an Ethiopian/Kenyan. T-Bob and ChUkKy 2
ChUkKy Posted June 28, 2013 Posted June 28, 2013 Go the Froome Dawg,http://d3j5vwomefv46c.cloudfront.net/photos/large/785267177.png?1372370977 http://twitpic.com/czj015 Its amazing how much power a skinny malinky can put out!I wish I could do that
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