He is 38 years old, living in his sixteenth season as a professional cyclist after winning it all. 4 Tour de France titles, 2 of La Vuelta and a Giro d’Italia They are the kings of his extensive palmares. But he wants to continue. He continued to pedal with enthusiasm, as if he were a child, with the goal of being competitive again. Someone else might have said ‘enough’ in his place. But Chris Froome He has been repeating for several months that he has no intention of leaving the bicycle. He wants to keep running. And he made it clear again this Friday after his team, the Israel-Premier Techwill announce that Chris is not among those chosen to defend their interests in the 2023 Tour de France.
After the news, that is Froome Known since the beginning of the week, the British made several statements on the portal ‘Global Cycling Network’, making sure he respects the group’s decision despite being physically prepared to face the gala round. In addition, he made it clear that he will work to return to the Tour in 2024.
“Obviously I’m disappointed with the decision. The Tour de France has an incredibly special place in my heart. Physically I was ready, but unfortunately I wasn’t able to show my full capacity in the races assigned to me due to equipment issues.”, Froome points to ‘GCN’. And it is that Chris has been very unlucky in his last races.
In The Route d’Occitanie since last week, Froome helped win Michael Woods on the last day at an appointment where Froome He suffered problems with his bike setup. Before, in CIC – Mont Ventoux, Froome He has had to change bikes on several occasions after suffering some mechanical problems. According to Froome, this prevented him from showing his level to the team to earn a place in the Tour.
“I respect the team’s decision and it will take me a while to refocus on the goals of next season and return to the Tour de France in 2024.”, completed. Froome is not thinking about retirement. In fact, he still has two years left on his contract. He wants to continue enjoying his great passion.
Source: La Verdad
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