Chris Froome Runs up Mont Ventoux

trollism wrote:

All That wrote:

Every country bends over backwards for the brits. How does the crooked Lord HaHa Coe get put in charge of international athletics? He's a brit. How does bobblehead radcliffe stay out of prison? She's a brit. How does the doping cheater mo stay on the track? He's on the brit team. We need to Brexit england off the damn planet !!!!!

Feel a bit inferior or something? You need to get over it really, it's not doing you any good.

I for one never felt inferior to the surrender expert Brits or French. If they have to cheat to massage their fragile egos, well that's just their national character.

British Teeth wrote:

trollism wrote:

Feel a bit inferior or something? You need to get over it really, it's not doing you any good.

I for one never felt inferior to the surrender expert Brits or French. If they have to cheat to massage their fragile egos, well that's just their national character.

You clearly do, that's why you feel the need to attempt to mock and belittle them on a messageboard. You're clearly trying to make up for something missing in your life.

Obsessing like this is not good for you champ.

no motor wrote:

Froome was given a neutral bike but couldn't even ride at walking pace on it - obviously the neutral bikes don't have motors in.

+1. This was very funny.

trollism wrote:

You clearly do, that's why you feel the need to attempt to mock and belittle them on a messageboard. You're clearly trying to make up for something missing in your life.

Obsessing like this is not good for you champ.

Are you Hugh Grant? Not that there's anything wrong with being gay.

Reboot runner wrote:

no motor wrote:

Froome was given a neutral bike but couldn't even ride at walking pace on it - obviously the neutral bikes don't have motors in.

+1. This was very funny.

Team Sky gets a pass in the equipment inspection.

wccelder wrote:

http://www.stickybottle.com/latest-news/video-did-giro-moto-deliberately-barge-this-idiot-fan-off-the-road/

I love this so much.

i chose D2 wrote: Should Porte and Froome be given the same time as Mollema since they were clearly going to finish with him, or should the commisaires stick to the letter of the law and give Froome a time penalty for advancing without the bike?

On a side note, why has Porte not conceded BMC team leadership to Van Garderen? Porte is 2+ minutes behind in the GC and has no chance of even being on the podium. Why is he not working for Van Garderen who, at least theoretically, still has a chance to finish in the top three. On a lesser level, it reminds me of Hinault screwing over Lemond.

Without a doubt Froome should have been disqualified. The rules state you cannot make forward progress in a bike race without being connected to a bike in some way or other. It would have been perfectly legal for Froome to run with his broken frame bike up the mountain. But without question he disregarded the rules and made significant forward progress without a bike. If it was anyone else besides Froome, it would have been a DQ or at least a significant time penalty.

Can you cite the wording of the rule in the cycling rulebook?

It's not like he hopped in a car like that guy did last year to catch up to his team car that had passed him. That guy was DQed. Running up the road in cycling cleats and riding in a car are two different matters.

Coach Brailsford wrote:

But did he look relaxed?

He actually did! And all while wearing cycling shoes/cleats.

um no wrote:

trollism wrote:

Not sure whether they were or they weren't, but Froome fans do shout Frooooooome, just like the cricket fans shout Rooooooooot and the golf fans shout Luuuuuuuuuuke.

I'll have to rewatch it. I thought I heard whistling too. Maybe I'm wrong. But I noticed it while watching and wondered.

Whistling is what it would be, if they didn't like it.

Cmoney wrote:

Coach Brailsford wrote:

But did he look relaxed?

He actually did! And all while wearing cycling shoes/cleats.

Yes, Dr Romanov witness too. Froome is natural pose runner, making use of gravity on the hill just falling to the top. Froome great example of Dr Romanov philosophy in the action.

lol! Well done to the moto there.

Laylock wrote:

wccelder wrote:http://www.stickybottle.com/latest-news/video-did-giro-moto-deliberately-barge-this-idiot-fan-off-the-road/

I love this so much.

Nairo wrote:

Without a doubt Froome should have been disqualified. The rules state you cannot make forward progress in a bike race without being connected to a bike in some way or other. It would have been perfectly legal for Froome to run with his broken frame bike up the mountain. But without question he disregarded the rules and made significant forward progress without a bike. If it was anyone else besides Froome, it would have been a DQ or at least a significant time penalty.

I went looking for that rule today and couldn't find it. I did find a rule that said race organizers had to adequately secure the race course.

TJ wrote:

i chose D2 wrote: Should Porte and Froome be given the same time as Mollema since they were clearly going to finish with him, or should the commisaires stick to the letter of the law and give Froome a time penalty for advancing without the bike?

On a side note, why has Porte not conceded BMC team leadership to Van Garderen? Porte is 2+ minutes behind in the GC and has no chance of even being on the podium. Why is he not working for Van Garderen who, at least theoretically, still has a chance to finish in the top three. On a lesser level, it reminds me of Hinault screwing over Lemond.

Would be stupid at this point for Porte to give up his GC hopes to ride for TVG. Best to at least wait until after the TT tomorrow before making that decision, but at this point both have a realistic chance at the podium. I expect both to do well and continue dual leadership. Would be hard for Porte to work for TVG anyway (or vice versa) since they are different riders. Best to continue like this and try not to put pressure on each other as much as possible, then when one of them falls airway in the alps, the other is still right there in the hunt for the podium.

All That wrote:

Every country bends over backwards for the brits. How does the crooked Lord HaHa Coe get put in charge of international athletics? He's a brit. How does bobblehead radcliffe stay out of prison? She's a brit. How does the doping cheater mo stay on the track? He's on the brit team. We need to Brexit england off the damn planet !!!!!

this^^^^

How does UKAD get sent to solve the Russian doping crisis when they're covering up all their own positives.

i chose D2 wrote:

Nairo wrote:

Without a doubt Froome should have been disqualified. The rules state you cannot make forward progress in a bike race without being connected to a bike in some way or other. It would have been perfectly legal for Froome to run with his broken frame bike up the mountain. But without question he disregarded the rules and made significant forward progress without a bike. If it was anyone else besides Froome, it would have been a DQ or at least a significant time penalty.

I went looking for that rule today and couldn't find it. I did find a rule that said race organizers had to adequately secure the race course.

Here we go. (courtesy of the cyclingnews forum)

1.2.108 Unless otherwise stated, each rider shall, in order to be classified, complete the race

entirely through his own effort, without the assistance of any other person.

1.2.109 The rider may cross the finish line on foot, provided that has his bicycle with him.

Froome initially running with his bike before he tosses it.

https://twitter.com/11uisagusti/status/753661716815314944