Chris Froome
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Yeah, big stars rarely become DSs (Saronni & Riis the only two off the top of my head). I feel Cavendish may be an exceptionrick_chasey said:
Yes good. Glad the forum agrees. Had a debate the other day and they were adamant he'd be a great DS and that he LOVES cycling which felt very wide of the mark.RichN95. said:
I think he'll go back to Africa and become involved in conservation projects. Like Kevin Pietersen has. He still pop up at cycling events, but I doubt he'll be involved beyond lending his name to projects.rick_chasey said:So a question to the forum folk - what do you think Chris will do once he is no longer racing?
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Well the new forum update didn't include a method for telling when people are being serious...ddraver said:bobmcstuff said:
Hmm.ddraver said:Hedge fund manager probably...
Possibly a company in that area would want his name associated with them, but they don't just let anyone be a fund manager. He never finished his degree I don't think?I think you might have taken me a little over seriously...I can certainly see him ending up in an uber-corporate financial setting somewhere. I certainly don't see him running a bike shop/cafe anywhere(or being a DS...)
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Footage has emerged that suggests he may not be cut out for coaching. I think he got the "Don't crash, don't crash" advice from Nicolas Portal
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Oh dear... The old forum was very much a text based level playing field. I fear the new one is going to create gaps between those who know this multi media stuff, and me.Half man, Half bike0
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It's needed to work with the magnets in the wheels.PTP Champion 2019, 2022 & 20231
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Has a limp when he knows he's on camera, but forgets to limp when he walks in at the endRichN95. said:Footage has emerged that suggests he may not be cut out for coaching. I think he got the "Don't crash, don't crash" advice from Nicolas Portal
Embeded tweets! I'm very much liking this new forum.
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Apparently he's had a set back and has left/ been sent home from the Ineos training camp.
https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/chris-froome-leaves-training-camp-early-sports-director-doubts-recovery-445866
Really hope he is able to recover fully, he deserves to go out in style, not early (retirement) due to injuries.
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The idea of sending bernal to the Giro was always a bit silly. He's their top guy, he has to go to the tour. Thomas could still do the Giro and support at the tour. I hope he does.redvision said:Apparently he's had a set back and has left/ been sent home from the Ineos training camp.
https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/chris-froome-leaves-training-camp-early-sports-director-doubts-recovery-445866
Really hope he is able to recover fully, he deserves to go out in style, not early (retirement) due to injuries."Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago0 -
I went to the Watts Occurring live podcast, and Geraint confirmed he’s doing the Tour, no Giro.2020/2021/2022 Metric Century Challenge Winner0
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Ineos (and any other decent team) are going to be deciding race programs for their stars before New Year and there's no way Ineos could ever bank on Froome at that stage. Bernal and Thomas both want to do the Tour so they'll do they Tour. Carapaz and Sivakov will lead at the Giro. I can't how it would be any other way.
Froome's a wild card, a bonus. But he could never be part of any sensible planning. Brailsford doesn't really do sentimentalityTwitter: @RichN950 -
I think that’s spot on above there Rich, Sivakov is on the cusp of being really strong you’d imagine isn’t he.
Do you think there’s a point where Froome opts for the Vuelta to give himself more time to get in race shape and then maybe does the tour next year? It seems like there’d just be too many question marks going into the tour this year (at this stage). You’re more likely to see an aim to return to dominance with Amador and Carapaz helping out at the front for Bernal and Thomas.0 -
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He lives in a world where career ending injuries are not uncommon. Doesn't mean he can't be part of a squad,just hasn't the means to be last man standing. He won't be coaching, it will be brand ambassador for Pinarello and Castelli a la Cancellara or work in a corporate environment like Gerrans0
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Hope he gets back, it's a rotten way to go. Doesn't look like he'll be in race winning form for the Tour, but could be possible to stick him in undercooked as a luxury domestique and for training if he's basically functioning, with an eye on the Vuelta. If he doesn't race a GT this season and Ineos bag the Tour and show well in the other two then it's difficult to see him leading again.Warning No formatter is installed for the format0
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Seeing as GT has quite a few mentions on this thread, he's on BBC2 tonight at 9pm. May give a bit of insight with his relationship with Bernal.0
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He has just posted this...
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I knew the Sky/Ineos press office was in full swing. There was no way he was going to make a miraculous recovery from that crash. Spin at best, fake news at worst.redvision said:Apparently he's had a set back and has left/ been sent home from the Ineos training camp.
https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/chris-froome-leaves-training-camp-early-sports-director-doubts-recovery-445866
Really hope he is able to recover fully, he deserves to go out in style, not early (retirement) due to injuries.
Shame such a good rider is such a terrible bike handler and it caught up with him.
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Terrible bike handler? Eh hang on. Pro rider, multiple GT winner, been there, done it. I would reckon he's just a tad better at bike handling than me. 😉0
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Funny now you've fallen for the fake news.shipley said:
I knew the Sky/Ineos press office was in full swing. There was no way he was going to make a miraculous recovery from that crash. Spin at best, fake news at worst.redvision said:Apparently he's had a set back and has left/ been sent home from the Ineos training camp.
https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/chris-froome-leaves-training-camp-early-sports-director-doubts-recovery-445866
Really hope he is able to recover fully, he deserves to go out in style, not early (retirement) due to injuries.
Shame such a good rider is such a terrible bike handler and it caught up with him.0 -
He’s more than capable of winning races....but it’s a well known fact he’s not the best bike handler in the peloton as he has proved and other riders have publicly stated:
To name a few.......(ignoring last year’s Dauphiné debacle)
2014 Dauphine
2013 Tour (stage 1 neutral zone)
Tour of Colombia
2017 Tour in the wet (remember the photo)
2017 or 18 Tour - crashed into Moscon on cobbles
2017 Vuelta on the stage
2018 Tour - bumped into a field by Kittel0 -
That doesn’t mean anything? Look how many crashes Thomas has had. Yet he’s well capable in the cobbled classics.
Mathew Van dePole managed to ride into a fence post today, no one else came anywhere near the same fence. Yet he’s probably one of the most technically gifted riders today.
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Oh god not the Froome crashing thing again.
Yes apparently the CW article is BS (according to Froome anyway)davieb78 said:He has just posted this...
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6wheels said:
Seeing as GT has quite a few mentions on this thread, he's on BBC2 tonight at 9pm. May give a bit of insight with his relationship with Bernal.
Christ! That was boring. I'm glad the race wasn't anything like it!0 -
So he wasn't even fit enough to attend the camp in the first place😮bobmcstuff said:Oh god not the Froome crashing thing again.
Yes apparently the CW article is BS (according to Froome anyway)davieb78 said:He has just posted this...
😏"Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago0 -
I found it fascinating, you had to look beneath the obvious. Really enjoy it.focuszing723 said:6wheels said:Seeing as GT has quite a few mentions on this thread, he's on BBC2 tonight at 9pm. May give a bit of insight with his relationship with Bernal.
Christ! That was boring. I'm glad the race wasn't anything like it!2020/2021/2022 Metric Century Challenge Winner0