Chris Froome stated that recently that he's changed his bike setup in magnitude of centimeters and that this could be behind part of his lack of performance. A lot of people reacted with skepticism and that includes Michael Rasmussen who doesn't believe the former Tour de France winner's words.
“I had one of my old bikes from Team Sky/Ineos days so I was able to compare the position on the two different bikes. I found that my reach, so from saddle to the handlebars, was over three centimetres of difference between the two bikes, longer on the current bike," Froome told Cyclingnews recently. “I took my old bike and went to a specialist and found very big discrepancies between my positions. But now we’ve made some big changes, more than centimetres in terms of saddle height, in terms of the reach, it’s really a lot, we’re not talking millimetres.”
Rasmussen simply did not believe the words of Froome, responding shortly after: "What a load of BS from Froome. Any pro cyclist who has done 1000s of hours on a bike will instantly feel a change in the set-up." Other fans were quick to point out stories within Team Sky where riders could notice a difference of millimeters on the bike. Froome has also talked about changes in bike position on more than one occasion during his stay at Israel - Premier Tech.
"Froome could ride his Pinarello from 2015 and He still wouldn’t crack top 20 in Tour du Rwanda with his current level," the Dane concluded.
Why this idiot do that to him? If it was MDVD, JV, WVA, he would not do this 🤦🏻
The fact that I know a lot about Chris Froome, but I have no idea who Michael Rasmussen even is or what he has done tells me all I need to know about this "controversy"
Kinda says more about how little you know of even very recent cycling history, TBH.
Never knew Rasmussen had a sense of humor. This is kinda funny :-)
Dodger +41 Why don't you focus on the topic? Nobody is saying that Froome isn't a great champion. People, and not only MR, is laughing about his statment that it's the bikes fault and now everything is gonna change. Bike riders are perfectionists when it comes to there equipment and bikes. But let's see what the new season will bring. Now it's no longer the size of the bike that's holding him back and he's feels five years younger
Michael is spot on. All Froome is doing is topping up his pension. So sad to see a rider clutching at straws. Should have stayed on the same drugs he used at SKY.
Yeah, he is a legend for skipping his whereabouts for doping controls
He might be referring to the mechanical doping rumors re: the old Sky team.
Chris Froome has nothing to prove to the likes of Michael Rasmussen. He is already up there with the greats, but I don't believe Michael ever won a grand tour? I'm just glad Chris he is still riding after what happened to him. He's a good example to younger riders in the Peloton and I bet Michael would give his right leg for Chris's Palmares.
What a dumb response, like whether he won a GT or not is relevant to his comments. Rasmussen is a pro who knows how much care is put into bike fit at that level, and he of course knows enough to call out Froome's obvious BS. Everything he said was 100% on point. Froome, on the other hand, has been shoveling BS since the first day someone asked him how he transformed from a guy handing sprinters his wheels to a world beating GT rider. He was a habitual liar then and he's a habitual liar now.