Chris Froome is ready for his 10th Tour: "I worked hard and I will give it my all"

At 37 years old, Chris Froome this year he will perform his tenth Tour de France, of which he has won four (2013, 2015, 2016 and 2017) and will do so with the conviction that he can have an acceptable performance. His presence in the ‘eight’ of the team Israel This is not entirely guaranteed, he will have to earn, but it seems his latest presentations have convinced the leadership of his training and they decided to include him in the ‘eight’ of ‘Big Loop’beside Houle, Clarke, Fuglsang, Woods, Impey, Neilands, and Goldstein.

With these riders, Israel maintains a low profile for their Tour ambitions. “On this Tour, the main priority for us is to win a stage. With the achievements on stage in Tour of Italy and Return to Spainwe want to complete the Grand Tour treble with success Tour de France, therefore, without a doubt, this is our main goal to start with ”, explained the general manager Kjell Carlstrom. “We also want to keep our options open and see what might be possible in terms of fighting for a leader’s jersey, as we did last year inn Michael Woods in the mountains, even the search for stages is really the most important goal for us in this year’s Tour de France. ”

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This is a special tour for Fuglsangwhen the first three stages of the race were played in his country, Denmarkand for a Chris Froome which last year ended 133 and went completely unnoticed. Apparently, and he himself ensures it to Dauiphiné Criteriumhis current version is close to what he showed before the serious accident he suffered on the same trial in 2019 that almost left him on the bike forever, and he and his team know beyond how far his career experience is. this is very important.

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“It’s amazing to start my tenth Tour de France with Israel – Premier Tech. I’ve worked hard this year and I hope to give it my all. We have a great group of cyclists on the team and I’m counting the days for the race will start in Copenhagen, ”Froome said in statements issued by his team.