That point of view about some of OUR sportsmen is getting extremely tedious. They are proud to represent our country, that's what matters.
Aye Well done and a fantastic achievement but is he British? He was born in Britain right? - er No, he was born in Nairobi Yeah but he was brought up in Britain surely - er no, he grew up there until he was 15 Yeah but then he moved to Britain (that means England!) Er no, he went to boarding school in South Africa But his mum and dad, they are British? Well Dad is but lived most of his life in Africa, and his mum, well she was born in Africa Anyway he lives in Britain now then Er no! He lives in Monaco BRITISH (ENGLISH) MY ARSE!
His Dad is British. His Mum's parent's are British but moved to Kenya. He has always held a British Passport. So of his entire family/ancestory, only one is not British yet you claim that he cannot be classed as British because of where he has lived?
I love 'little englanders ' priceless we need more wayne rooneys - fiight for the cause and prostitutes
My favourite moment of the tour was when one of the commentators exclaimed that it was extraordinary that the guy from British cycling who'd approached Froome had done so completely on a hunch that he might have British ancestry. Well given he was a white man competing for an African nation which is a former British colony I'm not sure it was really that great a leap of faith!
Never mentioned his heritage however there are a number of sportsmen who have reprinted their country with outstanding results, multiple medals titles etc a lot of the expenses paid from their own pockets and not a sniff in the media.
People also spent decades defending Lance Armstrong to the hilt. Thankfully, Chris Froome has been far more understanding, in the face of the inevitable questions
Re: I expected better from you. Bet he would. As did Bradley Wiggins last year. Are you questioning his integrity?
No. More because he was born in Kenya, but I do see your point taking in his ancestory. TBH mate I couldna care less.
I'm a big fan of Chris Froome. He's an unbelievable cyclist and a really nice bloke. I'm delighted he's won Le Tour and I was cheering him on every step of the way. I'm as certain as it's possible to be that he doesn't take performance enhancing drugs. To me he's a real sporting hero, winning what is, imho, the greatest annual sporting event. But I don't think he's British. He wasn't born here, he wasn't brought up here, he wasn't educated here and he's never even lived here (apart from maybe during training sessions). He's from British stock (that's probably why I relate to him), his parents, grandparents and ancestors are certainly British, but I don't think that makes him British. If we're going to categorise people, and we do all the time, then that should be on our own unique set of circumstances, not those of our parents. Not that it matters, in any way at all, but if you weren't born in a particular country and have never lived in it, I don't think you are a national of that country even if you are entitled to a passport. Mo Farah wasn't born in this country, none of his ancestors are British, but he was raised here, educated here, trained here and has become the man he is because of the opportunities available to him and situations he experienced in this country. For me, that makes him British. Chris Froome has become the man he is because of the opportunities available to him and situations he experienced in Kenya and South Africa. If he'd never met David Kinjah in Nairobi he may never have caught the cycling bug. Great Britain didn't help to shape Chris Froome in any way, Africa did. Not that it makes any difference to me, I think he's a star.