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.

Ad/> Froome was in intensive care and sustained fractures to his neck, right femur, hip, elbow and ribs after hitting a wall at 60kmph while training. Tour de France‘Enough to make a grown man cry’ – McEwen on Philipsen's emotional stage 15 victory7 HOURS AGO However, while the Israel-Premier Tech rider admits the road to something approaching a full recovery has been a long one, he rolled back the years produce a stunning performance to finish third on Stage 12 of this year’s Tour on Alpe d’Huez.

«These past five, six months, were probably the only five six months in the last three years that I've been able to work uninterrupted with no pain, no injuries, nothing,» Froome said in an interview with Reuters. «Nothing holding me back.

So I'm still seeing improvements, seeing progressions and as long as I'm seeing these improvements, I'm going to keep working. »I don't know how far I'm going to get and if I'm going to get to my old level but one thing is for sure I'm going to work as hard as I can.

«And as long as I see these improvements, I'm going to keep the dream alive and keep working for it.» Opinion: To win the Tour de France, Pogacar needs to prepare to pull a Froome 'No regrets' — Froome 'gave it everything' on remarkable Stage 12 comeback 'He doesn't want the pity' — Froome silenced 'demons' on Alpe d’Huez Froome was naturally pleased with his performance to get back on the podium at the Tour for the first time since 2018. The Brit admitted there were times when he ‘lost