Chris Froome

2022 - 6 - 29

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Four-time winner heads into the 2022 edition of the race looking to compete for stage wins.

“I’m happy with that,” he said in his video. What’s more, he has also reached his targeted weight of 67 kilograms. That said, Froome, who is racing his second Tour since his career-threatening crash at the Dauphiné in 2019, has never been this close to his best ever form since the accident.

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Froome said: "Loving the new kit, and especially the project behind it. “I would love to be up there in the mountains with them. I had to pull out of the Dauphine with a bit of sickness.

Chris Froome: I still dream of winning the Tour de France (Cyclingnews.com)

Four-time winner has more modest goals this July but says he has no plans of retiring.

“So I went to the team presentation and I thought that would be like the other nine. “I went to the teams briefing in the early afternoon and it’s my tenth one, so I’ve seen all the videos they show you about how things work, and that just felt like the other nine,” Froome said. “It’s a little bit of an unknown where I am currently, but you can rest assured I’ll be giving it 100%,” Froome said. There’s no evidence that I’ve reached a plateau in terms of the progression I’ve made this year, so I’m just going to keep building on those good feelings and that momentum and see where it brings me.” “Certainly, I have no plans on retiring just yet, especially with the continued progression I’ve seen this year,” he said. It’s not winning the Tour de France right now, but I still dream about it, so I’m going to keep chasing that dream.”

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“It left me thinking last night, I shouldn’t for a second think that I know what to expect. “I have no fear of the cobbles. “No plans on retiring this year,” Froome said Thursday. “Especially with the great progress I’ve been seeing, that gives me a lot of hope for continuing to go forward. “It’s the biggest goal for me at the moment. “I didn’t even make it to the cobbles. “I’ve had no niggles or pain holding me back since January. Everything is on an upward trajectory for me.”

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Froome – who crashed out in the first week as defending champion in 2014 - admitted: “The first week is notorious, more so than the Giro and the Vuelta - before we reach the mountains, everyone in the general classification is fighting for position. I want to get back to being involved in the 'pointy' end of the sport – that's the driving force for me. Like all Grand Tours, the first week – when the peloton is jumpy, and there are more crashes than a stock car demolition derby – holds the most fears. But I'm looking forward to making the most of any opportunity that comes my way and seeing where my legs will get me over the next three weeks. All the bolts and screws which held him together after a terrifying smash at the Criterium du Dauphine in 2019 left him in intensive care are now gone, and he is ready to get stuck in again. It's only been in the last few months that I've felt pain-free, no niggles or issues holding me back, and I've overcome quite a few hurdles.

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The squad is hoping to earn stage wins from the likes of Michael Woods, Jakob Fuglsang and Simon Clarke.

For now, it’s just to keep in the race, but the main goal is to win a stage.” “It’s a little bit of an unknown of where I am currently. It’s only been in the last few months in this build up for the Tour that I have finally felt issue-free,” Froome said. “I am proud to be Danish, and I am proud to be racing in Denmark, and it gives extra motivation,” Fuglsang said. “This year I have no GC ambitions, and achieve our team goal that is to win a stage,” Woods said. “Maybe these first stages in Denmark don’t favor us, but we hope to get through these first stages and we can get to France and see what happens.