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tri_yoda wrote:
Interesting. I wonder how some rider who is actually on the team and got snubbed for a grand tour spot feels about it. Maybe from a publicity standpoint it makes sense for Ineos, but just seems like it could disrupt an organization's team dynamic bringing in a guest rider like this. I'd also be curious about how Froome and Carapaz feel about putting this guy on the Vuelta squad and if they've ever ridden with him. And sure, he may be an ex-pro, but it seems like we've seen a lot more crashes this year (speculation is guys are rusty, haven't been racing as much), so if he gets into or causes any type of crash could be a lot of blowback. Ineos has already had a lot of bad luck this year, this just seems like bad juju to me. We've seen a few tri guys go back into cycling before, its never particularly interesting (they are total non-factors).
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So much ignorance in this post.First off.Cam and Froome are mates and have done plenty of training together during Cams lead up to getting into Ironman.Cam has posted photos of the two of them riding together a number of times and you have to think that friendship is part of the reason Can got his gig at Ineos.It was his friendship with Froome that , in typical ST fashion,had some triathletes quietly questioning if he was on the "Froome Program"
Cam has already been driving the train at the front of the peloton at two of the rescheduled "Classics" in the last few weeks so his ability to ride with the big boys as a dimestique is proven.He is a cyclist who has swapped to triathlon and not the other way around.
If Hawaii had not been cancelled then I am sure his race calendar would have been different but I am sure Ineos is not into triathletes being novelty athletes like we are seeing here in ST.