Froome pulls out of Tour de France due to COVID
Four-times champion Chris Froome has pulled out of Tour de France after contracting COVID-19, the Briton said on Thursday, adding that he would focus on being ready for the Vuelta a Espana next month.
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Chris Froome forced out of Tour de France after positive test for Covid-19
Chris Froome has set his sights on racing the Vuelta a Espana next month after being forced out of the Tour de France due to a positive test for Covid-19.
'Really disappointed' - Chris Froome out of Tour de France with Covid, teases Vuelta comeback
Chris Froome (Israel Premier-Tech) has withdrawn from the Tour de France after testing positive for Covid. The four-time champion pulled out ahead of Stage 18 in the Pyrenees. Ad/> Froome finished third on the iconic Alpe d’Huez in his biggest performance since a horror crash in 2019 left him with career-threatening injuries.
'Nothing is ever too much for him' - Chris Froome full of praise for 'selfless' Hugo Houle after emotional win
Chris Froome has hailed his Israel-Premier Tech team-mate Hugo Houle as «absolutely selfless» after the Canadian's emotional Stage 16 win. Houle secured the first win on the road of his professional career, escaping from a large breakaway that also included team-mate Michael Woods and descending superbly to claim the stage by a commanding margin into Foix. Ad/> The 31-year-old pointed to the sky as he crossed the line, dedicating his victory to his late brother Pierrik, who was killed in a hit-and-run incident while out running in 2012.
Tour de France: 'I'll keep the dream alive' - Chris Froome determined to reach 'old level' after Stage 12 heroics
Chris Froome believes there is now «nothing holding him back» as he strives to get back to his best. The four-time Tour de France winner has been battling the effects of serious injury following his career-threatening high-speed crash in 2019.
I was losing faith says Britain's resurgent Froome
CARCASSONNE, France : It has been more than 1,500 days since Chris Froome last won a race but the four-time Tour de France champion has an unwavering certainty he can still improve, although there were moments he was losing faith after a career-threatening freak crash in 2019.
To win the Tour de France this year, Tadej Pogacar needs to prepare to pull a Chris Froome - Opinion
More than four years after it happened, at the 2018 Giro d’Italia, Chris Froome’s 80km solo raid on the maglia rosa remains one of the most remarkable things many have ever seen someone do on a bike. For the few of you who need reminding — as well as the rest, who might merely welcome the opportunity to relive it — it occurred midway through Stage 18 on what was, realistically, the last chance for any rider to make any meaningful difference to the overall race. Ad/> Going into the day in fourth place in the overall competition, 3’22 down on the lead of Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott), despite winning a stage, it had been a disappointing Grand Tour for Froome.
‘Handing over the baton’ as Tom Pidcock marks ‘big day for British cycling’ in style – Bradley Wiggins
Former Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins has hailed Tom Pidcock’s historic Stage 12 win on Thursday as “a big day for British cycling” and that it felt like a “handing over of the baton.” Pidcock produced a stunning ride on Alpe d’Huez to become the youngest rider to ever win a stage of the Tour. Ad/> And speaking on his Eurosport podcast, The Bradley Wiggins Show, Wiggins was joined by Matt Stephens to dissect the day, with both effusive in their praise for the 22-year-old.