{"id":160603,"date":"2017-07-24T10:47:02","date_gmt":"2017-07-24T10:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=160603"},"modified":"2017-07-24T10:47:19","modified_gmt":"2017-07-24T10:47:19","slug":"tour-de-france-2017-chris-froome-gets-historic-fourth-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2017\/07\/24\/tour-de-france-2017-chris-froome-gets-historic-fourth-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Tour de France 2017: Chris Froome Gets the Historic Fourth Victory"},"content":{"rendered":"

After officially re-opening the Tom Simpson memorial 50 years later, the absence of Mont Ventoux was a tactful decision by race organisers. Instead, Le Tour 2017 was a celebration of new and emerging talent, as well as an awesome display of power from Team Sky.<\/strong>
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Fresh blood fills the gap<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Whatever your opinion of that elbow, and Sagan\u2019s subsequent dismissal from Le Tour, it was a shame to see Cavendish crash out of the race. Porte\u2019s crash was thankfully just short of a real tragedy – but not by much. We wish Porte a speedy recovery from a crash that\u2019s a timely reminder of the risks Le Tour cyclists endure.<\/p>\n

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Tour de France Back in the Day: Check Out 10 Historical Photographs of the Grande Boucle<\/span><\/h3>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n<\/div>\n

In the absence of big personalities, it was impressive to see the range of talent emerging from the peloton. Robert Gesink crashing out could have been catastrophic for his team\u2019s strategy, but no doubt Lotto-JumboNL were delighted with Primoz Roglic\u2019s stage win in Serre-Chevalier \u2013 not to mention Groenwegen\u2019s stunning victory in Paris.<\/p>\n

Finally, the French have some heroes<\/strong><\/h2>\n

One of my favourite moments of Le Tour was watching Direct Energie\u2019s resident young gun, Lilian Clamejane, stamp his mark on the race with a sublime solo effort that won him stage 8. Lotto-JumboNL\u2019s Gesink tried in vain to hunt down the 24-year old who buried himself so deep he had to work on cramping out his muscles in the closing kilometres.<\/p>\n

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Warren Barguil gestures prior to the 18th stage between Briancon and Izoard, France, 20 July 2017.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Warren Barguil is the name that France, and many cycle-fans beyond the border, will take to their hearts. Stage 13 coincided with Bastille day and Barguil made sure the Tricoleur flew proudly with his monumental effort into Foix. Team Sky did their best to mark him, but Barguil\u2019s aggressive countenance saw him win the King of the Mountains jersey \u2013 as well as the Super-Combative.<\/p>\n

Froome isn\u2019t invincible<\/strong><\/h2>\n

About 1 km from the end of stage 5, I told a colleague that there was no chance that any cyclist could take significant time out of Froome\u2019s lead given that Team Sky had made such a mockery of BMC\u2019s high pace throughout the day. Just 750 m later, Aru had me cheering and shouting at the TV screen.<\/p>\n

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You may excuse Froome for feeling under the weather, but we must give credit where it\u2019s due. Fabio Aru smelled weakness and his devastating attack took 20 seconds out of Froome\u2019s lead. Team Sky were rattled and by stage 7, Aru was wearing yellow.<\/p>\n

Attack is the best form of defence<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Team Sky, however, were relentless – and as much as we should admire Froome\u2019s undeniable talent, we should also take time to celebrate the efforts of Luke Rowe, Kiryienka, Kwiatowski, Nieve, and Henao, to name just a few.<\/p>\n

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Members of Team Sky celebrate on the presentation podium after winning the team award.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In Mikel Landa, Froome has a powerful lieutenant and there are strong arguments to suggest Sky could have had at least two riders on the yellow jersey podium had Geraint Thomas\u2019s race not ended in misfortune.<\/p>\n

High tempo cycling by Team Sky made an attack a daunting prospect for their rivals – other teams will need a serious rethink of their long-term strategy if they\u2019re to loosen the grip of Froome\u2019s uber-team on Le Tour next year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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