Sir Christopher Froome
Discussion
nammynake said:
Kermit power said:
Has anyone told Kenya they're still part of the British Empire?
He's British.gazza285 said:
Races for Australia, where she was born and has lived, unlike Froome who races for a country where he wasn't and hasn't?
The whole plastic Brit thing is a joke. Froome is no more a Brit than Zola Budd was.
Presumably, each sport must make their own rulings too, as if Froome had been a rugby player rather than a cyclist, he wouldn't have been able to represent any other country after representing Kenya.
Anyway, maybe we're all just getting confused, and he has just been declared an Overseas Born Emigrant?
k?Bradgate said:
Chris Froome was born in Kenya, educated in South Africa, represented Kenya until he was 23 and lives in Monaco.
If anyone can explain how that makes him British, I would love to hear it......
I agree - none of those make him British.If anyone can explain how that makes him British, I would love to hear it......
What makes him British is that he applied for British citizenship (his father is British). He is British - his nationality is a legal status and not subject to gradation. He is no more or no less 'British' than you or I. You may call this pedantry but that fact is that he is British. He may not live (or have ever lived) in the UK but he represents our country. He won us a bronze in the 2012 TT and two yellow jerseys. I really don't understand why people are so hostile towards his nationality.
Wiggins was born in Belgium I believe. Lizzie Armitstead lives in France. You're defining British on your terms.
nammynake said:
I agree - none of those make him British.
What makes him British is that he applied for British citizenship (his father is British). He is British - his nationality is a legal status and not subject to gradation. He is no more or no less 'British' than you or I. You may call this pedantry but that fact is that he is British. He may not live (or have ever lived) in the UK but he represents our country. He won us a bronze in the 2012 TT and two yellow jerseys. I really don't understand why people are so hostile towards his nationality.
Wiggins was born in Belgium I believe. Lizzie Armitstead lives in France. You're defining British on your terms.
Seriously??? What makes him British is that he applied for British citizenship (his father is British). He is British - his nationality is a legal status and not subject to gradation. He is no more or no less 'British' than you or I. You may call this pedantry but that fact is that he is British. He may not live (or have ever lived) in the UK but he represents our country. He won us a bronze in the 2012 TT and two yellow jerseys. I really don't understand why people are so hostile towards his nationality.
Wiggins was born in Belgium I believe. Lizzie Armitstead lives in France. You're defining British on your terms.
Armistead is English through and through... Born and raised here, has only ever competed for Team GB. So what if she lives in France? The strongest teams are on the continent.
Wiggins has lived here from the age of 2, and still does, as far as I'm aware? Again, he's only ever competed for Team GB.
Froome has never lived here, was competing for another country until 8 years ago, and is just taking advantage of circumstances to get better funding and equipment.
Yes, speaking pedantically, you're right, he's British. In all other respects, though, he's a parasite. Maybe we could get Cameron to add British Honours to the list of things that people can't receive until they've paid their taxes here for at least 4 years?
nammynake said:
Bradgate said:
Chris Froome was born in Kenya, educated in South Africa, represented Kenya until he was 23 and lives in Monaco.
If anyone can explain how that makes him British, I would love to hear it......
I agree - none of those make him British.If anyone can explain how that makes him British, I would love to hear it......
What makes him British is that he applied for British citizenship (his father is British). He is British - his nationality is a legal status and not subject to gradation. He is no more or no less 'British' than you or I. You may call this pedantry but that fact is that he is British. He may not live (or have ever lived) in the UK but he represents our country. He won us a bronze in the 2012 TT and two yellow jerseys. I really don't understand why people are so hostile towards his nationality.
Wiggins was born in Belgium I believe. Lizzie Armitstead lives in France. You're defining British on your terms.
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