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Video: Froome v Kittel arm wrestle

Arguably the main highlight from The Shanghai Criterium
by Alex Bowden
Tue, Oct 31, 2017 11:23
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It’s the video you didn’t know you were waiting for: Marcel Kittel taking on Chris Froome in an arm wrestle.

The footage, from a press event, was posted by Tour de France organisers ASO ahead of their Shanghai Criterium.

Not sure this really counts as a spoiler, but Froome – a nine-time winner of the World’s Spindliest Arms Competition (disclaimer: not an actual thing) – is admirably whole-hearted in his efforts.

Froome later tweeted.

Kittel said:

We’d give Froome points for maintaining good humour throughout what was never going to be a glorious opportunity for him to showcase his physical prowess.

He had a fair stab at the on-stage Tai Chi too.

Froome did at least win the subsequent bike race after getting away as part of an almost-too-good-to-be-true break with Tour de France runner-up Rigoberto Uran; King of the Mountains winner Warren Barguil; and Alberto Contador, in what you could perhaps call his final race.

Chris Froome
Marcel Kittel
Alex Bowden

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Rapha Nadal | 7 years ago
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Don't worry Froome fans; he'll come back and win in a few years after fitting a motorised arm...

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Leviathan | 7 years ago
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How did a full peloton let those four get away? Some fishy end of season stuff.

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J90 replied to Leviathan | 7 years ago
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Leviathan wrote:

How did a full peloton let those four get away? Some fishy end of season stuff.

Yeah, they're fixed.

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davel | 7 years ago
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Reckon Greipel would take some beating.

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steady lad replied to davel | 7 years ago
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davel wrote:

Reckon Greipel would take some beating.

 

Maybe but I'd still fancy Peter Sagan.

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RobD replied to steady lad | 7 years ago
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steady lad wrote:
davel wrote:

Reckon Greipel would take some beating.

 

Maybe but I'd still fancy Peter Sagan.

Yeah I think Sagan's the kind of guy who's naturally good at almost anything he put his mind to, a bit like Usain Bolt and his Javelin throwing prowess

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davel replied to RobD | 7 years ago
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RobD wrote:
steady lad wrote:
davel wrote:

Reckon Greipel would take some beating.

 

Maybe but I'd still fancy Peter Sagan.

Yeah I think Sagan's the kind of guy who's naturally good at almost anything he put his mind to, a bit like Usain Bolt and his Javelin throwing prowess

ooh racist

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captain_slog replied to davel | 7 years ago
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davel wrote:

Reckon Greipel would take some beating.

When you're arm-wrestling with the Gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired. You stop when the Gorilla's tired.

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davel replied to captain_slog | 7 years ago
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captain_slog wrote:
davel wrote:

Reckon Greipel would take some beating.

When you're arm-wrestling with the Gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired. You stop when the Gorilla's tired.

Well played sir.

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steady lad | 7 years ago
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I'd like to see Peter Sagan have a go. Can't imagine anyone would stand a chance.

Cheers

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J90 replied to steady lad | 7 years ago
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steady lad wrote:

I'd like to see Peter Sagan have a go. Can't imagine anyone would stand a chance.

Cheers

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