There was a big reason to celebrate after the Mercan’Tour Classic Alpes-Maritimes for the Israel-Premier Tech team. Jakob Fuglsang and Michael Woods scored a one-two finish. And Chris Froome scored his best result since the summer of 2019 with an 11th place finish.
Coming into the 1975 Tour de France, Eddy “the Cannibal” Merckx seemed invincible. He won the last five Tours he entered and was the favourite to win again and claim his 6th title. But an unexpected turn of events changed the trajectory of one of…
Israel Start-Up Nation have confirmed that Chris Froome will ride the 2021 Tour de France. The 36-year-old will return to the greatest cycling race in the world after two years of absence. The four-time winner of the Tour will support Michael Woods as his captain.
The 36-year-old pro riding for Israel Start-Up Nation is continuing the long recovery after his harsh crash at the 2019 Critérium du Dauphiné. Chris Froome suffered multiple injuries back then, including a fractured femur, elbow and ribs.
Fact: A French rider has not won the Tour de France since 1985 when Bernard Hinault, nicknamed “The Badger”, wore the yellow jersey in Paris after the final stage.
Team Ineos tried to control the race but Chris Froome, Geraint Thomas and Pavel Sivakov simply faded away in the final part of the stage. It was up to Egan Bernal alone to battle Sepp Kuss and Primož Roglič from Jumbo-Visma. Bernal tried to attack…
The dates might have changed but the race itself still serves as an important marker in the run-up to the Tour de France. Many of its previous winners have gone on to stand on the highest step of the podium in Paris. And with the…
