Chris Froome insight

NervexProf
NervexProf Posts: 4,202
edited June 2013 in Pro race
Interesting background feature on Chris Froome here:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/others ... hippo.html
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Nice article - he comes across well there. No better motivation then winning the Tour for your mum. Venga Chris.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Nice article - he comes across well there. No better motivation then winning the Tour for your mum. Venga Chris.

    :shock: You feeling OK, Frenchie?

    *phones for an ambulance*
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    The "working class hero" bit is a little tenuous.

    Particulaly when the root of the supposed hardship was spending most of their money on fees for Rugby School...
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    All part of the marketing puff to make him a star here in Britain, and to try to get mainstream public to connect with him as they have with Wiggins.

    That's not to say that he doesnt have an interesting back story - certainly an unusual one for a guy riding as a Brit.
  • TMR
    TMR Posts: 3,986
    Salsiccia1 wrote:
    :shock: You feeling OK, Frenchie?

    *phones for an ambulance*

    A lot of people misunderstand Frenchie. He's really a very sound chap. He says what he thinks regardless, a trait becoming less prevalent in the World, sadly.
  • Ed-tron
    Ed-tron Posts: 165
    Thanks for the link, i'll read that on the train later.

    Bit of a fuss in this CW link about Bike Pure, a clean cycling organisation who wanted more buy-in from Froome, that seem to have kicked up a fuss when he didn't contact them. Seems like a stunt to get BP name out there.

    http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/lat ... drive.html
  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    The Mad Rapper wrote:
    Salsiccia1 wrote:
    :shock: You feeling OK, Frenchie?

    *phones for an ambulance*

    A lot of people misunderstand Frenchie. He's really a very sound chap. He says what he thinks regardless, a trait becoming less prevalent in the World, sadly.

    Agreed, absolutely, just surprised to see something complimentary about a Sky rider!
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.

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