New Posts For Thread: Froome get his chance of Grand Tour leading Sky Vuelta squad.https://community.betfair.com/other_sports/go/thread/view/94142/29303425/froome-get-his-chance-of-grand-tour-leading-sky-vuelta-squadNo wiggins as expected but Henao/ Uran/Zandio & Porte to be the mountain supportYes, that's a fair conclusion to reach, mate, but I prefer your "tactically naive" opinion earlier. Simply because the naive tag can be attributed to his career, and not just his tactical racing. He undoubtedly had/has people in his ear telling him thttps://community.betfair.com/other_sports/go/thread/view/94142/29303425/froome-get-his-chance-of-grand-tour-leading-sky-vuelta-squad?post_id=523752171#523752171Yes, that's a fair conclusion to reach, mate, but I prefer your "tactically naive" opinion earlier. Simply because the naive tag can be attributed to his career, and not just his tactical racing. He undoubtedly had/has people in his ear telling him tMon, 03 Sep 2012 11:44:09 -0500I'm of the opinion that Froome is a follower not a leader. Tucking himself in behind Brad in the Sky team by signing a new two year contract after last year's Vuelta set off the warning lights for me.https://community.betfair.com/other_sports/go/thread/view/94142/29303425/froome-get-his-chance-of-grand-tour-leading-sky-vuelta-squad?post_id=523723083#523723083I'm of the opinion that Froome is a follower not a leader. Tucking himself in behind Brad in the Sky team by signing a new two year contract after last year's Vuelta set off the warning lights for me.Sun, 02 Sep 2012 14:40:22 -0500Confirmation today of Froome's failure in this tour of Spain. He just couldn't hang in there again, and the general consensus that it's too much to back up after the Tour holds true, yet again. Froome, no matter how well he looked in the Tour is nothttps://community.betfair.com/other_sports/go/thread/view/94142/29303425/froome-get-his-chance-of-grand-tour-leading-sky-vuelta-squad?post_id=523716295#523716295Confirmation today of Froome's failure in this tour of Spain. He just couldn't hang in there again, and the general consensus that it's too much to back up after the Tour holds true, yet again. Froome, no matter how well he looked in the Tour is notSun, 02 Sep 2012 11:34:01 -0500yep he's been a silly boy but should win a GT within a couple of yearshttps://community.betfair.com/other_sports/go/thread/view/94142/29303425/froome-get-his-chance-of-grand-tour-leading-sky-vuelta-squad?post_id=523565985#523565985yep he's been a silly boy but should win a GT within a couple of yearsWed, 29 Aug 2012 11:21:57 -0500Did anyone else notice Froome leading Swift out on that race track finish the other day and wonder what the heck he was playing at? Wiggins leading out Cavendish on the last stage of the Tour with the race already in the bag is one thing, but givinghttps://community.betfair.com/other_sports/go/thread/view/94142/29303425/froome-get-his-chance-of-grand-tour-leading-sky-vuelta-squad?post_id=523555939#523555939Did anyone else notice Froome leading Swift out on that race track finish the other day and wonder what the heck he was playing at? Wiggins leading out Cavendish on the last stage of the Tour with the race already in the bag is one thing, but givingWed, 29 Aug 2012 05:27:51 -0500i cant see that purito will lose that much time over the TT. only about the first 8 miles are flat and then its up and down a hill. here's clearly in super form so i just cant see the likes of froome taking several minutes off him. i would think abouhttps://community.betfair.com/other_sports/go/thread/view/94142/29303425/froome-get-his-chance-of-grand-tour-leading-sky-vuelta-squad?post_id=523466937#523466937i cant see that purito will lose that much time over the TT. only about the first 8 miles are flat and then its up and down a hill. here's clearly in super form so i just cant see the likes of froome taking several minutes off him. i would think abouSun, 26 Aug 2012 13:07:00 -0500Purito has got an excellent chance to win this race at this stage of proceedings, and it's likely that Contador will only get better with more riding. As geoff m asserts, a lot is reliant on what Purito can do in the ITT. It's likely that he'll losehttps://community.betfair.com/other_sports/go/thread/view/94142/29303425/froome-get-his-chance-of-grand-tour-leading-sky-vuelta-squad?post_id=523463305#523463305Purito has got an excellent chance to win this race at this stage of proceedings, and it's likely that Contador will only get better with more riding. As geoff m asserts, a lot is reliant on what Purito can do in the ITT. It's likely that he'll loseSun, 26 Aug 2012 11:19:50 -0500awesome effort by rodriguez again today, i think he's winning thishttps://community.betfair.com/other_sports/go/thread/view/94142/29303425/froome-get-his-chance-of-grand-tour-leading-sky-vuelta-squad?post_id=523461497#523461497awesome effort by rodriguez again today, i think he's winning thisSun, 26 Aug 2012 10:27:24 -0500Contador will win this. He is getting better as the Tour goes on. Flexed his muscles to Froome yesterdayhttps://community.betfair.com/other_sports/go/thread/view/94142/29303425/froome-get-his-chance-of-grand-tour-leading-sky-vuelta-squad?post_id=523456855#523456855Contador will win this. He is getting better as the Tour goes on. Flexed his muscles to Froome yesterdaySun, 26 Aug 2012 07:43:38 -0500Suppose it depends on Tine Trial Sir Dennis & how much time hes going to concede to Contador/Froomehttps://community.betfair.com/other_sports/go/thread/view/94142/29303425/froome-get-his-chance-of-grand-tour-leading-sky-vuelta-squad?post_id=523453355#523453355Suppose it depends on Tine Trial Sir Dennis & how much time hes going to concede to Contador/FroomeSun, 26 Aug 2012 04:38:41 -0500