Right
But you don't have anything against British cyclists or the British cycling set-up (essentially Team Sky), though.
What in particular about Froome then? That kind of completely non-specific slagging off is a bit naughty really. And genuinely interested as to what people criticise him for.
Posted By: Tricky Hawes on June 27th 2014 at 12:01:01
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- To non-cycling fans like me, Chris Froome seems like a bit of a twunt (General Chat) - King, Jun 27, 10:20:50
- based on what? (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 27, 11:54:47
- I was just reading about his relationship with Wiggins this morning (General Chat) - King, Jun 27, 13:28:39
- Well, there's a long, long history to that (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 27, 13:44:51
- this ^^^ though i've read a biography about him, but not his auto-biography (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 27, 12:04:20
- Indeed re the hacking, though I've never thought of that as reflecting badly on him (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 27, 12:07:07
- sorry, no i didn't mean that as reflecting badly on him at all (can see how that can be mi (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 27, 12:15:27
- Indeed re the hacking, though I've never thought of that as reflecting badly on him (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 27, 12:07:07
- (am also not really sure what 'twunt' really sgnifies though (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 27, 11:58:24
- I was just reading about his relationship with Wiggins this morning (General Chat) - King, Jun 27, 13:28:39
- I'm a road cyclist and can confirm..... (General Chat) - ghost of hucks, Jun 27, 11:38:23
- I'm a road cyclist and can confirm..... (General Chat) - ghost of hucks, Jun 27, 11:35:58
- lol (n/m) (General Chat) - Mecagoenti, Jun 27, 11:46:03
- That's what I thought, albeit from a far (General Chat) - norway, Jun 27, 11:38:36
- Wiggins is a whole 'nother question (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 27, 12:11:15
- Yep spot on. (n/m) (General Chat) - ghost of hucks, Jun 27, 11:41:24
- judging by his autobiography (General Chat) - Mecagoenti, Jun 27, 11:14:57
- You do have something against all British cyclists and the British cycling set-up, though (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 27, 11:55:56
- I don't but I work with and around several professional cycling teams (General Chat) - Mecagoenti, Jun 27, 11:58:43
- Ah, good old fashioned envy then :-) (n/m) (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Jun 27, 12:10:21
- Given he won't say anything even slightly specific, you have to assume so (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 27, 12:11:58
- Right (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 27, 12:01:01
- and interesting to note that your first response was (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 27, 12:03:35
- I don't have one specific anecdote that shows him to be the devil (General Chat) - Mecagoenti, Jun 27, 12:21:35
- fair enough (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 27, 12:29:08
- There's one section about how he held a long grudge (General Chat) - Mecagoenti, Jun 27, 12:42:37
- I think he was a jealous of the adulation Wiggins received, that has not come to him fully (General Chat) - Meh, Jun 27, 14:18:39
- Interesting. Of course, that criticiscm has quite a long history (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 27, 12:48:19
- speaking of Greg Henderson, what's Cav's problem with him? (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 27, 12:45:22
- I haven't been following too closely (General Chat) - Mecagoenti, Jun 27, 12:58:02
- oh ok, had seen Hendo's outrage and knew there was a disagreement about a crash but hadn't (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 27, 13:06:42
- I haven't been following too closely (General Chat) - Mecagoenti, Jun 27, 12:58:02
- There's one section about how he held a long grudge (General Chat) - Mecagoenti, Jun 27, 12:42:37
- nicely done (n/m) (General Chat) - namedropper, Jun 27, 12:26:46
- fair enough (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 27, 12:29:08
- Yes, I'm curious about this too (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Jun 27, 12:15:08
- I don't have one specific anecdote that shows him to be the devil (General Chat) - Mecagoenti, Jun 27, 12:21:35
- and interesting to note that your first response was (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 27, 12:03:35
- Ah, good old fashioned envy then :-) (n/m) (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Jun 27, 12:10:21
- I don't but I work with and around several professional cycling teams (General Chat) - Mecagoenti, Jun 27, 11:58:43
- You do have something against all British cyclists and the British cycling set-up, though (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 27, 11:55:56
- Tbf you've got to be pretty single minded/ pig headed to succeed in a sport that's so hard (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jun 27, 10:22:56
- based on what? (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 27, 11:54:47
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