While Chris Froome recently spoke about his difficulties in finding a real level, explaining that he probably found the reason with a question of position on the bike, Mickaël Rasmussen, the former Danish climber, reacted without delay to the arguments put forward by the former winner of the Tour de France. And that hurts…
While he is still under contract for two years with the team Israel-Premier Tech, Chris Froomefour times winner of the Tour de France, now goes through the seasons like a low-ranking member of the peloton, even if he experienced a slight improvement during the Tour de France 2022, with a third place at the top of Alpe d’Huez after a long escape. Since his departure fromIneos-Grenadiers fin 2020, Froome is nothing more than a shadow of himself, unable to regain his strength since his heavy fall in the Dauphiné that year.
Cycling: The Giro rather than the Tour for Alaphilippe? https://t.co/8brAjDH8Dk pic.twitter.com/eflYVcLBV1
— le10sport (@le10sport) November 8, 2023
” What bullshit ! »
Recently, during an interview reported by the site of The newspapaer, Chris Froome indicated that he would have found the origin of his problems: by comparing his current position on the bike of the Team Israel-Premier Tech with the one he had at the time on the bikes of the Team Sky/Ineos, the Englishman would have discovered a big difference. Froome notably declared, in comments reported by nieuwsblad.be : « At first I thought it was age. But I discovered that there was a difference in the reach (the distance between the saddle and the handlebars, editor’s note) and it was not a question of millimeters ».
“Even with his 2015 Pinarello, Froome would not finish in the top 20 at the Tour of Rwanda”
This explanation did not fail to make the former runner react Michael Rasmussen, the former wearer of the yellow jersey during the 2007 Tour, from which he was excluded following non-compliance with certain anti-doping rules. On his X account, Rasmussen did not mince words when commenting on the justifications for Chris Froomein comments reported by nieuwsblad.be: “ What bullshit ! Every professional cyclist knows immediately if the problem comes from there (editor’s note, the position on the bike)… With his current form, Froome would not even finish in the top 20 of the Tour of Rwanda on his 2015 Pinarello. “. The least we can say is that Rasmussen is not really convinced by Chris Froome’s explanations…
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.