He got stuck behind a promotional caravan on his way to the start of stage 18 in the town of Voiron, so he arrived a little late for the interview. Still, he said: “I’m enjoying all these new experiences.” Chris Froome, the four-time Tour de France winner, is back. In a completely different role.
Reconverted VRP for a sponsor of the Grand Boucle just three weeks after announcing his retirement, the former British champion tells of a career ending marked by two serious accidents and gives his eye to the new generation, sometimes confronted with enmity and suspicions that he also knew.
He got stuck behind a promotional caravan on his way to the start of stage 18 in the town of Voiron, so he arrived a little late for the interview. Still, he said: “I’m enjoying all these new experiences.” Chris Froome, the four-time Tour de France winner, is back. In a completely different role.