The resurrection of the best Chris Froome: he returns to the top 3 four years later

I warned him on the day of restor Chris Froome by ensuring that “personally, I want to enter a breakaway and see how far I can go in the fight for victory on stage”. And this is said and done, when 2.5 kilometers from the top of Col du Galibier (km 33.2), in the second mountainous difficulty on the day the cyclist was born Nairobi he jumped from the discipline of the peloton and went to the riders who commanded the stage.

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In the remaining kilometers the corridor of Israel went through moments of difficulty, but he gained the experience and caste to keep his calm 10 kilometers from the top of the Alpe d’Huez pidcock launched his attack. Faithful to his mill, ‘from’ He climbed as high as he could to get into third at the finish line, 2’06 behind Pidcock, in his best performance in years.

In fact, you have to travel in the year 2019, deadly for him, at the start of the season and in Colombia, when he finished 3rd in the first test during Medellin of Colombia 2.1 Months later, in June, he suffered a cold fall in Dauphiné Criterium that would almost remove him from the bike permanently. He returned to competition with UAE Tours in February 2020 and since then he has continued to struggle to come close to his best version.

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Few believed that so much sacrifice and trust of their team could bear fruit, but in Alpe d’Huez He showed that he was on the right path and that he was not that far away, after being 3rd at the finish line and from 41st in the overall classification to 29th.

At the finish line, Froome couldn’t hide his joy: “I’m very happy with third place. I gave everything I have now and I have no regrets. I know where I came from in the end. Three years to finish in third on one of the hardest Tours, I can be very happy with that ”, happiness shared by his team:“ It may not be a fairy tale success, but an incredibly spectacular show from ‘Froomey’ today. doubtless, his best race since returning has been injured and at least the iconic Alpe d’Huez. Hats off Chris. This is just the beginning! “