| Chris Froome.. 18:40 - Sep 10 with 6261 views | Hoppersblue10 |
...must be nailed on for SPOTY this year, Tour de France and the Vuelta in the same year, first time since '78 and only the 3rd person in history.
What an achievement.! |  |
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| Chris Froome.. on 19:01 - Sep 10 with 5704 views | Ftnfwest |
Nah jimmy. Froome can have the overseas award |  | | |
| Chris Froome.. on 19:05 - Sep 10 with 5694 views | Hoppersblue10 |
| Chris Froome.. on 19:01 - Sep 10 by Ftnfwest |
Nah jimmy. Froome can have the overseas award |
JAs achievement is over a number of years though! | |
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| Chris Froome.. on 19:09 - Sep 10 with 5688 views | Ftnfwest |
| Chris Froome.. on 19:05 - Sep 10 by Hoppersblue10 |
JAs achievement is over a number of years though! |
Well yes he would have had a job getting all 500 in a year granted | | | |
| Chris Froome.. on 19:11 - Sep 10 with 5684 views | Hoppersblue10 |
| Chris Froome.. on 19:09 - Sep 10 by Ftnfwest |
Well yes he would have had a job getting all 500 in a year granted |
There are a few ahead of him in the all time list, some have also reached that 500 mark in a quicker time as well! | |
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| Chris Froome.. on 19:17 - Sep 10 with 5672 views | Ftnfwest |
| Chris Froome.. on 19:11 - Sep 10 by Hoppersblue10 |
There are a few ahead of him in the all time list, some have also reached that 500 mark in a quicker time as well! |
There's 5, all of whom are retired and none are British | | | |
| Chris Froome.. on 19:29 - Sep 10 with 5654 views | Hoppersblue10 |
| Chris Froome.. on 19:17 - Sep 10 by Ftnfwest |
There's 5, all of whom are retired and none are British |
Froome just finished 11th in the bunch sprint to claim the points jersey as well, that's just greedy! | |
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| Chris Froome.. on 19:29 - Sep 10 with 5652 views | BorisOrTrevor |
For achievements yes, as far as personalities go that would be J Defoe for making a little boys last few months a lot better than they might have otherwise been. |  |
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| Chris Froome.. on 19:51 - Sep 10 with 5614 views | J2BLUE |
| Chris Froome.. on 19:29 - Sep 10 by BorisOrTrevor |
For achievements yes, as far as personalities go that would be J Defoe for making a little boys last few months a lot better than they might have otherwise been. |
It's not a personality award...they really need to change it to sports person of the year. |  |
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| Chris Froome.. on 19:57 - Sep 10 with 5604 views | MaySixth |
he is on drugs |  |
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| Chris Froome.. on 20:00 - Sep 10 with 5600 views | Hoppersblue10 |
| Chris Froome.. on 19:57 - Sep 10 by MaySixth |
he is on drugs |
A welcome contribution...as usual. | |
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| Chris Froome.. on 20:03 - Sep 10 with 5596 views | bournemouthblue |
| Chris Froome.. on 19:11 - Sep 10 by Hoppersblue10 |
There are a few ahead of him in the all time list, some have also reached that 500 mark in a quicker time as well! |
It's still 500 on the board, he'll have 600 lined up also
I don't think people will realise quite how good he was until he is retired. He'll be talked up as a legend in years to come. |  |
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| Chris Froome.. on 20:08 - Sep 10 with 5590 views | Hoppersblue10 |
| Chris Froome.. on 20:03 - Sep 10 by bournemouthblue |
It's still 500 on the board, he'll have 600 lined up also
I don't think people will realise quite how good he was until he is retired. He'll be talked up as a legend in years to come. |
I am not taking anything away from Jimmy getting 500 wickets, I just think that Froome has achieved something that may never be done again. Only 3 have taken both grand tours in the same year, you could argue that Froome's achievement is even greater than the other two as the Tour and Veulta are now closer together in the year. | |
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| Chris Froome.. on 21:20 - Sep 10 with 5472 views | Wallingford_Boy |
No chance, it's Froome!
He does not exist as far as the British media is concerned! |  |
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| Chris Froome.. on 21:22 - Sep 10 with 5469 views | gmanrom |
| Chris Froome.. on 19:29 - Sep 10 by Hoppersblue10 |
Froome just finished 11th in the bunch sprint to claim the points jersey as well, that's just greedy! |
Well Anthony Joshua is a 4/9 shot to win it so the bookies will have you believe the award is going that way. |  |
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| Chris Froome.. on 21:22 - Sep 10 with 5470 views | The_Romford_Blue |
Anthony Joshua is 4/9 at best price
The bookies are rarely wrong in regards to SPOTY |  |
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| Chris Froome.. on 06:59 - Sep 11 with 5327 views | Benters |
| Chris Froome.. on 19:57 - Sep 10 by MaySixth |
he is on drugs |
Who isnt? |  |
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| Chris Froome.. on 07:21 - Sep 11 with 5316 views | TractorWood |
| Chris Froome.. on 21:20 - Sep 10 by Wallingford_Boy |
No chance, it's Froome!
He does not exist as far as the British media is concerned! |
Cycling isn't really on the media radar outside of the Olympics. Personally, I find SPOTY an overly self indulgent farce. |  |
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| Chris Froome.. on 07:36 - Sep 11 with 5295 views | Benters |
| Chris Froome.. on 07:21 - Sep 11 by TractorWood |
Cycling isn't really on the media radar outside of the Olympics. Personally, I find SPOTY an overly self indulgent farce. |
Indeed and as for making people Sirs for just running and cycling what is all that about? | |
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| Chris Froome.. on 07:41 - Sep 11 with 5286 views | Wallingford_Boy |
| Chris Froome.. on 07:21 - Sep 11 by TractorWood |
Cycling isn't really on the media radar outside of the Olympics. Personally, I find SPOTY an overly self indulgent farce. |
What about all the press Wiggo got for winning Le Tour? | |
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| Chris Froome.. on 07:44 - Sep 11 with 5279 views | Benters |
| Chris Froome.. on 07:41 - Sep 11 by Wallingford_Boy |
What about all the press Wiggo got for winning Le Tour? |
Used to be a p'head and he's got tatts and everything .
The man has done well . | |
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| Chris Froome.. on 07:49 - Sep 11 with 5273 views | blue_oyster |
| Chris Froome.. on 06:59 - Sep 11 by Benters |
Who isnt? |
Indeed. One should consider this when casting judgment on the achievents in 'performance' based sports. |  |
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| Chris Froome.. on 08:14 - Sep 11 with 5251 views | Wallingford_Boy |
| Chris Froome.. on 07:44 - Sep 11 by Benters |
Used to be a p'head and he's got tatts and everything .
The man has done well . |
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| Chris Froome.. on 08:31 - Sep 11 with 5244 views | TLA |
| Chris Froome.. on 07:36 - Sep 11 by Benters |
Indeed and as for making people Sirs for just running and cycling what is all that about? |
I do agree with this. I think that if people who reach elite levels in sport go on to use their profile to do good stuff, that's when they should be considered for honours.
I think Andy Murray is a bit embarrassed about being Sir Andy while still on the tennis circuit. He does loads of good stuff for charity and, a few years after retiring, that might be the time for a knighthood.
It was the same with the Ashes winning team of 2005 - a wonderful sporting event had it's reward in winning the Ashes - they didn't all need an MBE or whatever they got. |  | | |
| Chris Froome.. on 09:01 - Sep 11 with 5227 views | connorscontract |
| Chris Froome.. on 20:03 - Sep 10 by bournemouthblue |
It's still 500 on the board, he'll have 600 lined up also
I don't think people will realise quite how good he was until he is retired. He'll be talked up as a legend in years to come. |
There is no doubt at all that he is the best swing bowler England have produced in the modern era. The criminally undervalued Hoggard comes closest, in my opinion, as a pure bowler, although Botham was utterly devastating when fit. Simon Jones (produced by Wales, though, obviously) could have been the greatest of them all as he could swing it at the highest pace: the closest we had to Waqar or Wasim.
Jimmy's achievement is about skill, consistency and fitness and is truly remarkable.
And yet I'm really uneasy about him taking the new ball in the Winter and planting a rudderless Kookaburra down onto concrete under bright blue, cloudless skies at 79 miles per hour. |  | | |
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