Alex Dowsett on right road to Tour de France debut

British time trial champion has his sights set on a debut Tour de France ride in Yorkshire this July.

Alex Dowsett, Tour of Algarve 2014, time trial

Triple British national time trial champion Alex Dowsett marked a career-defining win at the Giro d’Italia last year but has chosen to skip the Italian Grand Tour this season in pursuit of a different milestone.

Dowsett is currently training in Spain as he takes steps toward a Tour de France debut with Movistar this summer.

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Sophie Smith is an Australian journalist, broadcaster and author of Pain & Privilege: Inside Le Tour. She follows the WorldTour circuit, working for British, Australian and US press, and has covered 10 Tours de France.