HeyYou Posted July 15, 2013 Share I've done a search and not found this anywhere! After Froome's ride up Mont Ventoux yesterday I started wondering how his 'time', 'speed' up the Mont compared with past TDFs. Came upon this:http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/06/news/new-report-presents-data-driven-doubts-on-performances-past-and-present_290708 Certainly makes one think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyYou Posted July 15, 2013 Share Although his time up the Mont apparently relatively dawdling.http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/blazin-saddles/ventoux-rendez-vous-froome-broom-wagon-070117865.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevief Posted July 15, 2013 Share There was a massive tailwind on the day, so he is clean nothing to see hear move along now. Pure Savage, Brogue, Harryn and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbean Posted July 15, 2013 Share I must say I am a massive Froome fan but I have to say things are looking a bit dodgy.Forget the time going up the whole climb,the first 5 km Froome was in cruise mode with a slow pace been set.If you look at the final 15km and the last 6 km when he was really moving then:Last 15.65kmArmstrong 2002: 48min 33secFroome 2013: 48min35sec Last 6.15kmPantani 2000 : 18min11secFroome2013: 17min41sec BUT Froome rode 220km before the climb at an average of 47km/h.You be the judge Edited July 15, 2013 by stringbean STRADA, W1Z@RD and FondyMig 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EZRider Posted July 15, 2013 Share Interwebs full of experts able to analize Watts/kg, ascent times vs road condition, wind, training...Mostly all bolloks copied from other interwebs experts.Naive or not, Froome is innocent until proven otherwise.Now go and enjoy the racing for Farcs sake! Edited July 15, 2013 by TZmtb WhuYu, HappyMartin, r0adrunner and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Luke. Posted July 15, 2013 Share Apparently Team Sky have made an attractive offer to Steven Spielberg as their new Director, in the hope that he will help them to add a touch of realism to their image. Kuwahara also looking good to edge Pinarello as next season's bike du jour. http://www.originalprop.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/et_moon.jpg Red Zone and Daideron 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassie Posted July 15, 2013 Share C'mon the man was a machine!!!No particular allegiance.... but do you REALLY think he will be stupid enough to...????Not a chance ... big target on their backs now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mish100 Posted July 15, 2013 Share That looked way to easy for my liking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIPSLICK Posted July 15, 2013 Share That looked way to easy for my likingIf that was easy I would hate to see your training sessions Maniax, WhuYu, Mish100 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakkals. Posted July 15, 2013 Share The fans wants to see the tour at an avg of 41km/h for a stage like yesterday. and clearly the riders are living up to it. Whoop whoop, Lance still faster that Froome-dawg. Laurens Ten Dam rode and hour on Ventoux at avg of 21km/h. insanely impressive. I like this Froome guy, "come on mate, lets make some time on the others" EZRider 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bateleur1 Posted July 15, 2013 Share Wonder if the other guys like Armstrong, Contador, etc also needed oxygen at the finnish. They said yesterday that both Froome and the the Columbian required oxygen before they could go to the prize giving. slowpoke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sitting slip Posted July 15, 2013 Share Froome is good lance was good. But riding like that after a long stage at a very high avr speed. Cmon. Then there is that feeding?? All the guys that has won up that mountain and with that great margin all got cuaght out. That first break was a replay of lance's famous break. The guy is good but i dont like him for saying his not african... Even a clot like kevin peterson said he is an african. STRADA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuctionLamb Posted July 15, 2013 Share Do not shoot me for my opinion but this is not just in Froome's case: Funny that a person trains his ass off, work himself up in the ranks, spend his own $$$, no support from Africa then when a guy makes it big the country wants to take credit. Did CSA or any Kenya federation helped him regarding his training or support to go and race overseas, nope!? At least SA got good coverage from him and his performance! Steven Knoetze (sk27), W1Z@RD, slowpoke and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maniax Posted July 15, 2013 Share By the way, was Sky fined after that food stunt at the beginning of the climb? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger Dassie Posted July 15, 2013 Share Do not shoot me for my opinion but this is not just in Froome's case: Funny that a person trains his ass off, work himself up in the ranks, spend his own $$$, no support from Africa then when a guy makes it big the country wants to take credit. Did CSA or any Kenya federation helped him regarding his training or support to go and race overseas, nope!? At least SA got good coverage from him and his performance! Well he did race the one Olympics as a Kenyan rider. SA got equally good coverage from Impey too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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