Froome aims for unique triple after Tour, Vuelta wins
Chris Froome will attempt to win the time trial at the upcoming UCI Road World Championships in Bergen, Norway.
Since his first Tour de France win in 2013, Chris Froome has been the GC rider of reference in the Tour. Through 2017, the Brit won four yellow jerseys (2013, 2015, 2016, 2017), a polka-dot jersey (2015), and six stages along the way, plus he won a stage in the 2012 Tour. He also won the 2017 Vuelta and the 2018 Giro d’Italia.
Since his first Tour de France win in 2013, Chris Froome has been the GC rider of reference in the Tour. Through 2017, the Brit won four yellow jerseys (2013, 2015, 2016, 2017), a polka-dot jersey (2015), and six stages along the way, plus he won a stage in the 2012 Tour. He also won the 2017 Vuelta and the 2018 Giro d’Italia.
Chris Froome will attempt to win the time trial at the upcoming UCI Road World Championships in Bergen, Norway.
Chris Froome's continued reign as king of the Tour de France seems inevitable. Some of that comes down to his adaptable nature.
Fresh off his Vuelta a Espana victory, Chris Froome will compete in the time trial and the team time trial events.
After completing a historic Tour-Vuelta double, Chris Froome hints that he may someday attempt to win all three grand tours in one season.
The day after Chris Froome completed the historic Tour-Vuelta double, he's receiving a lukewarm reception in his home country.
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Chris Froome (Team Sky) is the third rider in history to win the Tour de France and Vuelta a España in the same season.
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It all started on the Anglirú, and Froome is hoping he can close the circle Saturday to secure the overall title Sunday in Madrid.
Spain's Alto de l'Angliru climb has produced some of pro cycling's best YouTube clips. Here, we rank them.
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Just when Chris Froome and Sky look to have the red jersey sewn up, it started to unravel Wednesday on the Los Machucos summit finale.
Race leader Chris Froome shows his first real signs of fatigue, losing time to his rivals on the steep climb. This Vuelta just got interesting.
Chris Froome looks to have the Vuelta in the bag after stage 16 time trial, but he and his rivals are wary of final mountainous stages.
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The Sky rider led the Spanish grand tour by more than a minute entering Tuesday's decisive time trial.
Chris Froome took a huge step toward winning the 2017 Vuelta a España after his Team Sky teammates controlled Sunday’s jaunt across the Sierra Nevada.
Froome doesn't fear a repeat of 2016's Vuelta ambush as two mountainous, tricky days loom in stages 14 and 15.
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Contador's sneak attack puts Froome on the back foot. Team Sky's leader crashes twice but hangs on to Vuelta red jersey.
Chris Froome and his imperious Team Sky are dominating the Vuelta, a race usually known for unpredictability and aggression.
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The four-time Tour de France champion was asked about Cannondale-Drapac’s looming sponsor problems and ended up defending his own team.
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Contador is down three minutes after faltering early, but the Spanish star Contador will light up Vuelta in final race against Froome.
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As Froome said it best, every second counts in the Vuelta. Sky won’t let this weekend slip through their hands.
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After five stages the GC battle for this year's Vuelta a España is beginning to take shape
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A look at the sixteen contenders for the Vuelta a Espana
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Anyone hoping that this year’s Vuelta will live up to the unpredictability and drama could be in a for a shock. My prediction is that Chris Froome (Sky) will dominate the race.
It might start in France, and end in Madrid, but the Vuelta a España always has been, and certainly will be this year, about the mountains.
Tour de France victor Chris Froome is heading to the Vuelta a España this weekend with an A-list support crew aimed at the overall win after finishing second three times at the Spanish race.
Team Sky's decision to cancel Tour de France press conferences for Chris Froome stinks — whether or not the press did their laundry.
After finishing second three times in the Vuelta a España, Chris Froome hopes 2017 will be his chance to make history.
Chris Froome captured his fourth Tour de France win on Sunday and is already looking at adding to his pile of yellow jerseys.
Chris Froome has four Tour de France victories. A fifth win would put him in a select group of legendary cyclists.
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The 32-year-old Briton from Team Sky crossed the finish line on the Champs-Élysées as a four-time Tour de France winner.
Soon-to-be four-time Tour champ Chris Froome fielded questions about the race, his career, and cycling in general prior to Sunday's finale.
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Chris Froome said on Saturday it was an "honour" to be mentioned in the same breath as Eddy Merckx and Miguel Indurain.
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With a 22.5-kilometer time trial standing between Chris Froome and a fourth Tour de France victory, the Brit is cautiously optimistic.
Mikel Linda is slated to leave Sky for another team at the end of this year as he seeks to be a team's top rider.
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Chris Froome and Team Sky are confident with only one final test left in the Tour de France, their favored time trial discipline.
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The contenders for the yellow jersey believe Thursday's finishing climb will likely determine who wins the Tour de France.
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Team Sky imposed its will on the peloton in stage 17, escorting Chris Froome over the Telegraph and Galibier to protect the yellow jersey.
With three riders within 29 seconds of Chris Froome, the Sky riders hope to keep their leader in yellow as the race hits the Alps.
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Marcel Kittel has won five stages at this Tour de France and is expected to contend for No. 6 Wednesday in Romans-sur-Isere.