Philosophical, Calculating Dan Martin UnFazed by Tour Pressure
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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.
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After feeling the pressure in Tour de France stage 16, Chris Froome says he'd like a bigger time buffer before the Tour's stage 20 time trial.
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Mikel Landa said he's at the Tour de France to help Chris Froome win yellow, but he wouldn't mind a podium finish for himself.
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With a bit of quick thinking and strong teamwork, Team Sky averts disaster when Chris Froome has a mechanical in the heat of stage 15.
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Chris Froome's weakness has been spotted. The aura of invincibility is gone. The Tour de France, dear bike fans, is on.
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Chris Froome said Thursday's stage 12, which ends with a summit finish, will go a long way at determining who wins the race.
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Chris Froome learned a hard lesson in the 2016 Vuelta, and at the Tour de France, he'll approach the explosive stage 13 with caution.
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Astana's Fabio Aru and Jakob Fuglsang know that tactics will be key to their assault on Froome's yellow jersey lead in the Tour.
Stage 9 of the Tour de France was dramatic, crash-filled, and controversial. Did Aru break an unwritten rule? What will we do without Porte?
Andrew Hood takes a look at the Tour de France's GC picture after nine stages of racing.
Fabio Aru surged ahead of the Tour leader when Froome suffered a mechanical during Sunday's stage 9.
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The Froome/Aru score still unsettled despite Aru saying he was unaware of race leader's mechanical when he attacked on Tour's ninth stage.
Chris Froome emerged through the debris of a "devastating" ninth stage of the Tour de France with his yellow jersey intact.
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Is Sunday’s the Tour’s hardest stage? According to reigning three-time winner Chris Froome the 'GC could be blown to pieces’ ...
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Despite controversial expulsion of Peter Sagan, the Tour rolls on with defending champ Chris Froome poised for La Planche de Belles Filles.
Can Team Sky carry the yellow jersey all the way to Paris? It’s sure stacking up that way.
Who would have thought that the first controversy of the 2017 Tour de France would be a wardrobe flap? But Team Sky’s duds caused an outcry.
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Visions of 2014 were surely blitzing through everyone’s minds inside the Team Sky bus when Chris Froome hit the deck late in Sunday’s stage.
Chris Froome and his Sky team were under attack again on the opening weekend of the Tour de France, but not on the road.
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Chris From and Sky pack four riders in top 10 on Tour de France opening time trial in Dusseldorf, Germany to look anything but 'vulnerable'.
To win his fourth yellow jersey Froome has to be at his absolute best. A tricky course and ample rivals will ensure it is a close race.
Of course, Chris Froome is a formidable opponent in the Tour de France, but more often than not, his Sky team is the real obstacle.
Chris Froome says he feels "fresher" ahead of a bid for a fourth Tour de France win, unconcerned by a winless 2017 so far.
Chris Froome says he's on track to continue with Sky until 2021. He expects 2017 Tour de France to be his biggest challenge yet.
This episode is our Tour de France preview. Should Sky be worried about it's crappy team cars? How will Astana choose a leader? And more!
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The three-time Tour de France champion continues to face questions about allegations that Sky abused TUEs.
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Chris Froome takes aim at a fourth Tour de France victory in the 2017 race. He expects Quintana, Contador, and Porte to challenge him.
The British team unveiled its list of nine riders who will tackle the Tour de France, which it calls "strong and experienced."
The Porte/Froome rivalry gets a kick-start in the Dauphiné. Astana looks strong, and poor, poor Alberto Contador. What can he do?
Can we bury the Froome/Porte bromance? Who knows. We do know that these two are worthy adversaries.
As it does every year, the Dauphine has delivered plenty of talking points to the cycling world as we head toward the Tour de France.
Chris Froome won the Dauphiné before each of his Tour victories. What's going on in 2017?
Chris Froome says riders who raced the Giro d'Italia, which includes Nairo Quintana, may not pose a serious threat for yellow.
The Critérium du Dauphiné boasts a strong field ahead of the Tour de France, with most of the favorites for yellow racing.
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The three-time Tour de France champion was unhurt in the incident, but his bike was destroyed.
Chris Froome earned a stunning victory in stage 8 of the 2016 Tour de France, but was it due to superior aerodynamics on the downhill.
Chris Froome returns to Romandie to tune up his form for the Tour de France. The hilly Swiss race starts Monday.
For the second time in six months, Sky and Chris Froome have been caught out in an early stage ambush, costing Froome a chance to win
Europe's fourth-oldest ongoing stage race kicks off Monday and features some heavy hitters in the GC field.
The three-time Tour de France champion breaks his silence regarding the controversy surrounding the Sky boss.
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Andrew Hood breaks down Nairo Quintana's Giro-Tour plans, which come on the heels of his strong performance at the Volta a Valenciana.
The Sky rider is targeting a fourth Tour de France victory this summer, but his season start is his quietest since 2012.