# Chris Froome

Last year

2022

# over and out

Chris Froome forced out of Tour de France after positive test for Covid-19

The 37-year-old is now targeting the Vuelta a Espana in August.

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Jul 21st 2022, 3:26 PM

# In The Mix

Four-time champion Chris Froome to ride at Tour de France

The 37-year-old has struggled for form since suffering career-threatening injuries in June 2019.

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Jun 22nd 2022, 9:44 PM

# Delay

Chris Froome suffers knee setback in preparations for new season

Froome won the Tour de France in 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2017.

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Jan 3rd 2022, 10:39 AM

All time

# Dan the Man

Dan Martin aiming to deliver maiden Tour stage win for Israel Start-Up Nation

The Irishman has two Tour de France stage wins with other teams.

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Jun 25th 2021, 1:58 PM

# Back in the Saddle

Chris Froome to make Tour de France return after suffering horror crash in 2019

The four-time champion has been selected by cycling team Israel Start-Up Nation to race the 2021 tour.

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Jun 15th 2021, 3:14 PM

# Tour de France

Brailsford says relationship with Froome is fine despite Tour omission

This year’s Tour de France gets underway in Nice on Saturday and runs until 20 September.

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Aug 27th 2020, 3:11 PM

# Dropped

Former champions Froome and Thomas left out of Team Ineos Tour de France team

Froome is a four-time champion, while Thomas won in 2018.

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Aug 19th 2020, 9:23 AM

# Ride On

Chris Froome to leave Team Ineos after 10 years and seven Grand Tour wins

Froome will leave the team when his contract expires at the end of this season.

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Jul 9th 2020, 10:31 AM

# getting better

Chris Froome’s recovery from horror crash 'pretty much complete'

The cyclist has stepped up his training despite the coronavirus lockdown

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Apr 12th 2020, 10:11 PM

# Recovery

Chris Froome set to leave intensive care

The Briton fell in training last Wednesday and suffered multiple serious injuries.

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Jun 18th 2019, 7:21 PM

# ruled out

Froome suffered multiple fractures in Tour-de-France-ending crash, Team INEOS confirm

The 34-year-old struck a wall before stage four of the Criterium du Dauphine on Wednesday afternoon.

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Jun 12th 2019, 8:17 PM

# Cycling

Froome to skip Giro defence as he targets record-equalling fifth Tour de France

Defending TDF champ Geraint Thomas confirms that he will also be targeting the Tour and the Worlds.

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Jan 1st 2019, 3:54 PM

# in control

Britain's Yates set to secure Tour of Spain title

His success follows that of Sky’s Chris Froome in the Tour of Italy in May.

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Sep 15th 2018, 6:08 PM

# Mix-up

Froome knocked off his bike by French policeman who mistakes him for fan

‘It was a misunderstanding. Chris is fine,’ said a Team Sky spokesman.

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Jul 25th 2018, 9:59 PM

# Anger

Tour de France chief slams farmers as yellow jersey suffers from tear gas

Although the race resumed following a 15-minute interruption, Christian Prudhomme was furious at the finish.

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Jul 24th 2018, 6:49 PM

# Controversy

'I don't think spitting and throwing things really has a base in professional sport'

Dave Brailsford hit out at organisers for failing to stop “intimidating” abuse of his riders and staff as they attempt to win the Tour de France.

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Jul 23rd 2018, 8:58 PM

# as it stands

Car crash victim Degenkolb back in business on Tour

Amazingly Dan Martin, who woke up feeling “much, much better” after his crash on Saturday, kept pace.

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Jul 15th 2018, 5:34 PM

# as it stands

Froome booed as BMC edge Sky in team time-trial

Belgian team Quick Step came third at seven seconds.

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Jul 9th 2018, 6:49 PM

# Le Tour

Froome's Tour off to a shaky start as Team Sky rider suffers dramatic crash

The 2018 Tour got underway today.

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Jul 7th 2018, 3:20 PM

# Tour de France

I would never cheat to win Tour de France, writes Chris Froome in open letter

The Team Sky rider wrote in Le Monde newspaper, ironically the same publication that first revealed he had returned an abnormal result in a doping test in September.

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Jul 6th 2018, 2:00 PM

# Tour de France

World cycling chief urges public to ensure Froome has a 'safe' Tour de France

The build-up to this year’s race has been dominated by doping suspicions surrounding the British rider.

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Jul 4th 2018, 11:39 AM

# Cycling

Chris Froome banned by Tour de France organisers - report

Le Monde reports the four-time champion has been blocked from competing in this year’s race, which starts on Saturday.

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Jul 1st 2018, 11:56 AM

# Historic

Froome on the brink of historic Giro triumph after defending pink jersey during 20th stage

Chris Froome could become just the third man in history to hold all three Grand Tour titles concurrently.

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May 26th 2018, 4:38 PM

# Remarkable

Froome takes control of Giro d'Italia after astonishing stage victory

The Tour de France champion put over three minutes on all his rivals in a disastrous day for Simon Yates in stage 19.

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May 25th 2018, 5:00 PM

# Chris Froome

Froome confident people will understand failed drug test 'when all the details are out'

Chris Froome says he is doing all he can to put his doping controversy to one side.

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May 2nd 2018, 11:04 PM

# warning

'Don't go to Sky in the future... They'll ruin you'

British rider Bradley Wiggins has suggested Team Sky’s dominance is bad for cycling.

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Feb 21st 2018, 7:11 PM

# salbutamol

Froome dismisses 'misinformed' calls for his suspension, begins first race since failed drug test

‘This was meant to have been a confidential process, but we are doing our best to get this resolved now,” says the Team Sky cyclist.

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Feb 14th 2018, 1:48 PM

# Back in action

Chris Froome to start 2018 season next week despite ongoing investigation into adverse doping test

The Team Sky cyclist will race at the Ruta del Sol, which starts on 14 February.

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Feb 5th 2018, 1:18 PM

# Froomerang

Froome dismisses reports that he's ready to accept a short ban as 'completely untrue'

Chris Froome was found to have twice the permitted level of asthma drug salbutamol in his urine after providing a test at last year’s Vuelta.

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Jan 30th 2018, 2:49 PM

# Unpopular

'Sky should suspend Froome... That's what the other riders want'

“Without wishing to comment on the rider’s guilt, it would be easier for everyone,” says world cycling chief David Lappartient.

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Jan 19th 2018, 8:43 AM

# Spat

Bradley Wiggins' wife apologises for calling Chris Froome a 'slithering reptile'

Catherine Wiggins made the comment on Facebook.

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Dec 15th 2017, 11:30 AM

# salbutamol

Chris Froome failed drug test during La Vuelta with twice the permitted level of asthma medication

Team Sky are challenging the result of the test carried out on the dominant cyclist in September.

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Dec 13th 2017, 8:25 AM

# Wave Goodbye

Controversial two-time Tour de France winner has retired from cycling

Alberto Contador’s final race on Sunday marks the “end of an era,” Chris Froome said.

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Oct 29th 2017, 1:33 PM

# Double Grand Tour

Chris Froome completes historic Grand Tour double with Vuelta triumph

The English rider became just the third rider in history to win both Grand Tours in the same year.

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Sep 10th 2017, 8:14 PM

# almost there

Chris Froome all but secures Vuelta title as Contador wins stage 20

Froome now holds a 2min 15secs lead over Vincenzo Nibali.

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Sep 9th 2017, 6:01 PM

# Wheeler Dealer

Chris Froome in irresistible form as he stretches Vuelta lead with stunning time trial win

He’s pushed almost two minutes ahead as he claimed his second stage victory.

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Sep 5th 2017, 8:39 PM

# back to bed

'Sleep all day': Froome looks forward to some Monday rest after extending Vuelta lead

Colombian Miguel Angel Lopez took the stage win but the Team Sky rider remains in total control.

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Sep 3rd 2017, 11:20 PM

# Vuelta 2017

Chris Froome's Vuelta lead cut after he crashes twice

“It’s never nice to crash like that, but I’m just grateful that I’m not injured.”

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Aug 31st 2017, 6:59 PM

# watching the wheels

Froome takes huge step towards Vuelta victory as Ireland's Roche sits in third

The Team Sky rider is aiming to become only the third man to win the Tour and Vuelta in the same year.

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Aug 28th 2017, 4:31 AM

# Doubling up

Froome extends Vuelta lead, Ireland's Roche remains third

France’s Julian Alaphilippe won stage 8 today.

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Aug 26th 2017, 8:01 PM