Pin0Q0
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| 06/03/2014 07:24 PM |
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Is CF being an arrogant jackass by not wanting BW to be his number one support or is he a little intimidated. Why wouldn’t you want both R Port and BW to support you? They are riding different Tour warms ups Dauphine and Tour de Suisse which speaks volume.
In his book (yeah another book) he tells his side of the story and how he fell out with BW back in 12 and claims it is important for people to know why. I think he is a little scared, and Sir Bradley is calm and in control. Let the mud slinging begin
https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/froome-casts-doubt-tour-france-spot-wiggins-054434343--spt.html |
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79pmooney
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| 06/03/2014 08:45 PM |
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I think a team leader should have the last say on who's on the team. But I think it says a lot about Froome and perhaps his insecurities that he doesn't want Wiggins aboard.\
Froome should look at this as an honor to get another shot at the big dance with no Quintana there to spoil the party.
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Orange Crush
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jmdirt
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| 06/03/2014 10:44 PM |
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I can't remember were I read it, but someone wrote "Froome has done what no one else could...make me a Sir Brad fan".
My take: Froome thought that he would have at least part/equal leadership of the '12 TdF, team management said no (maybe BW had some input), so Froome tried to show that he was stronger to make a point.
IMO: I don't think that Froome could have beaten Wiggins even if they were going head to head. Also, bad timing to air your dirty laundry from a team standpoint. |
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jrt1045
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| 06/04/2014 08:48 AM |
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| makes me hope Froome gets schooled at the Tour this year. Hubris |
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thinline
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| 06/04/2014 09:46 AM |
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| What a baby. |
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Yo Mike
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| 06/04/2014 09:54 AM |
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I can see Froome and Wiggins doing different pre-Tour events, but Porte, Wiggins, and Froome together would be a force to be reckoned with at the Tour. The possibility of a 'Hinault-Lemond' scenario with Wiggins and Froome would certainly be entertaining.
Yeah, Froome is insecure and worried....about a teammate. |
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Cosmic Kid
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| 06/04/2014 10:36 AM |
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I'm pretty tired of this whole saga.....Froome is #1, Wiggo acknowledges he is #1....what is the problem?
Sack up, Froome and take the best possible team with you to France. |
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| Just say "NO!" to WCP!!!!
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ChinookPass
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| 06/04/2014 11:15 AM |
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| Where in the article (or any article) does Froome say that Wiggins wouldn't be on the team? The team isn't set yet but that's not the same as saying he can't be on the team. There are two big races and the squad needs to split. Wiggins is not training to win a grand tour. There is no controversy that I can see. |
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jmdirt
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| 06/05/2014 04:13 PM |
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| I just read the interview with Froome in the Velo TdF guide. If that was all I knew about him, he seems like an OK guy. My opinion based on what I know, he seems like a turd. The disclaimer is that I only know him through the media so... |
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Pin0Q0
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| 06/06/2014 06:52 AM |
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| And now Sir Bradley is going to miss the Tour. |
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Cosmic Kid
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| 06/06/2014 10:17 AM |
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Irony alert - Froome is blackballing Wiggo because he is afraid Wiggo will do to him what he did to Wiggo in 2012.
Froome is a whiny little b*tch and needs to sack up. And I don't even LIKE Wiggo!!! |
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| Just say "NO!" to WCP!!!!
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Keith Richards
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| 06/06/2014 10:24 AM |
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| ^^^^^^^What CK said. |
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It is his word versus ours. We like our word. We like where we stand and we like our credibility."--Lance Armstrong. |
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Orange Crush
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| 06/06/2014 11:10 AM |
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What CK said except I like Wiggo
Froome boy will crash out on the cobbles; saw some pics of the skeleton practising how to ride them; no way he's gonna survive. |
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ChinookPass
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| 06/06/2014 12:06 PM |
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I retract my statement above. You only live once. If I'm Froome and I don't think Wiggins is going to ride for me, then I don't take him.
Of course I just finished reading "Slaying the Badger". You can make your race a whole lot easier by surrounding yourself with people you trust.
I do think Froome is misreading Wiggins and should take him. If he survives the cobbles though, he'll probably win handily without him. |
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79pmooney
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| 06/06/2014 12:29 PM |
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Wiggins is quoted as saying "That would allow me to have a go at Roubaix again and then try to do the [2015] Tour in the role of a super domestique, like I wanted to do this year – ride on the Champs-Élysées with the yellow jersey behind me."
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/wiggins-left-out-of-team-skys-tour-de-france-team
Seems Froome is too insecure to want a teammate who aspires to be a "super domestique".
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thinline
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| 06/06/2014 12:54 PM |
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| Wouldn't it be choice if Froome doesn't win and all the speculation begins to fly, "If only he had Wiggins to help him." |
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79pmooney
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| 06/06/2014 12:59 PM |
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thin, or Froome crashes out on the cobbles doing something that Wiggins, who has some experience there, could have helped him with.
I didn't watch the video of Froome testing the cobbles, but I have think that Wiggens being there to share some of his knowledge could be a huge benefit for Froome. (The idea of watching Froome on that stuff had zero appeal to me!)
A very real part of Tour prep is working to minimze losses. Ie TTs if that isn't your bag. (Andy Schleck?) Potential crashes if cobbles isn't. Poor decisions if your name is, say, Valverde. Etc, etc.
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Keith Richards
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| 06/06/2014 01:46 PM |
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Posted By Orange Crush on 06/06/2014 11:10 AM
What CK said except I like Wiggo
Froome boy will crash out on the cobbles; saw some pics of the skeleton practising how to ride them; no way he's gonna survive.
I saw that photo as well. I see a forced de-bike on the cobbles for Froomey myself. |
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It is his word versus ours. We like our word. We like where we stand and we like our credibility."--Lance Armstrong. |
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vtguy
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| 06/06/2014 05:03 PM |
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| I'm with CK. |
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Oldfart
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| 06/06/2014 11:47 PM |
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http://chrisfroomelookingatstems.tumblr.com/
Too good not to share. |
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