Froome hails best squad in Sky's five-year history

Speaking at Team Sky’s winter training base in Majorca, Chris Froome confirmed that the Tour de France will be his priority for 2015 and cast doubt on Albert Contador’s prospects of winning the Giro d’Italia-Tour double

(Yuzuru SUNADA)

Chris Froome (Yuzuru SUNADA)

(Image credit: Yuzuru SUNADA)
Froome believes his best years are still ahead of him (Yuzuru Sunada)
(Image credit: Yuzuru SUNADA)

When the Tour de France route was announced, Chris Froome considered riding the Giro d'Italia instead. “But given where I am right now in my career, given that I am 29 and coming into my best years, and given that the Tour de France is the biggest race for us, it would be a loss to miss it,” he explained.

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