'Things are headed in the right direction' - Chris Froome sees light at end of injury tunnel

Chris Froome has issued an upbeat report on his fitness, saying he has seen more improvement than had been the case for a couple of years. The four-time Tour de France winner has been beset by fitness problems since picking up serious injuries in a crash in 2019. Ad/> It has been a long road to fitness for Froome, whose form in 2020 and 2021 was well below what he had produced in previous years.

Tirreno — AdriaticoBauhaus takes thrilling final stage of Tirreno-Adriatico as Pogacar wins overall13/03/2022 AT 14:24 The current season has not been good for his Israel-Premier Tech team, but he provided a positive update following the Tour of Romandie. “It’s been hard work,” Froome said on his YouTube channel. “But there has been good morale on the team, everyone pulling hard for the leaders.” /> Reflecting on his own fitness and form, Froome said:”Personally I have got a lot out of it.

“I think this race is moving me forward and I am certainly seeing a lot more progression than I’d seen last season for example.” Nibali confirms plans for retirement Vincenzo Nibali: Giro legend At 36, Froome is unlikely to ever scale the heights that made him a multiple Grand Tour winner, but he feels his body is responding well to the work he is putting in. “Things are headed in the right direction,” Froome said. “It is nice to see the body responding.

“I’m already making a lot more headway than I made in the past couple of years already. “The body is working in the way it should so now, I just need to do the work, do the hard miles, the hard training — lose a little bit more weight and keep things heading in the right direction. “Onwards and upwards.” Froome’s season goal is likely to be the Tour de France.