Chris Froome’s Alpine view is clouded by doubt despite clear blue skies | William Fotheringham
19 July 2018 05:50
Froome has never had much joy in Alpe d’Huez, the Tour’s most iconic climb, and Geraint Thomas, the race leader and Team Sky teammate, seems to be getting strongerThe old Tour de France saw has it that you can see Paris from Alpe d’Huez, but in spite of the crystalline blue Alpine skies the view did not look desperately clear for Chris Froome, with his team-mate Geraint Thomas winning his second successive stage in the Alps and further extending his race lead to 1min 39sec. That postponed the moment when Sky would have to plump for either the four-times Tour winner or his team-mate, and it was far from the conclusive breakthrough that Froome might have hoped for. Related: Geraint Thomas conquers Alpe d’Huez to extend Tour de France lead Continue readingread full article
