Chris Froome is the ‘greatest Tour de France rider of generation’ – Bradley Wiggins

Chris Froome has been hailed as the best Tour de France rider of his generation by Bradley Wiggins. The four-time champion got his 10th Tour campaign underway on Friday in Israel-Premier Tech colours, with the 37-year-old hoping for his best outing since his horror crash at the 2019 Dauphine. Ad/> As Froome rolled around the wet streets of Copenhagen for the short Stage 1 time trial, Wiggins resumed his role on the back of a motorbike for Eurosport and spoke highly of his former team-mate.

Tour de France'The major difference' — Wiggins on big change which makes Ganna favourite for stage 1YESTERDAY AT 15:38 “Is he going to do it [win another Tour]?” began Wiggins on Brad on a Bike. “He hasn’t shown that sort of form over the last couple of years. But this man, never underestimate him.

I’ve said it a few times – the day you underestimate Chris Froome, he comes out and does something at your peril. “He wants to put in a good performance to show that physically he’s up there and capable of getting back to the Chris Froome we know of old. “Wouldn’t it be great to see this man win a fifth Tour, the greatest Tour rider of our generation.” Tour de France 2022 route: Every stage assessed for bruising 109th edition Tour de France GC standings Latest Tour de France news Froome finished 112th of 176 riders, 1’16 adrift of surprise stage winner Yves Lampaert (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl).

He has been stranded on four yellow jerseys since 2017, with the 37-year-old still on the comeback trail from his freak crash three years ago. Froome fractured his neck, femur, hip, elbow and ribs and was out of competitive action for eight months. He will largely ride in support of Denmark’s Jakob Fuglsang in France, although he may have license to