[19659005] The team of Christopher Froome of the Sky did not give the chance to his competitors and is again the big favorite of the overall standings.
The British cyclist could receive at the end of July the fifth round of the Tour de France to equal flutes Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx and Bernard Hinault and Miguela Induraina
The other 10 winners of the Tour de France (2008 – 2017) [19659023] 2017 Christopher Froome (V. Brit.) Sky Team 2016 Sky Team 2015 Christopher Froome (V. Brit.) Sky Team 2014 Vincenzo Nibali (Tal.) Astana 2010 Andy Schleck (Lux.) Team Saxo Bank (19659041) 2012 Bradley Wiggins (V. Brit.) Sky Procycling (former winner of Alberto Contador convicted of doping) 2009 Alberto Co Carlos Sastre (Spain) Team CSC – Saxo Bank
Froome, however, had no confidence in the beginning of the French trip until 39 at the last minute. The International Cycling Union (UCI) has definitely cleared Froom of doping suspicion until Monday this week
investigated the excessive values of salbutamol during the Vuelta last season. The drug is used to treat asthma and the samples measured on one of the steps exceed the double values of Froom. The UCI Frooma not only did not punish, but after months of awakening, she finally found herself innocent 5 days before the start of the TdF
Nairobi, Kenya, started despite a unresolved cause at May Giro d'Italia.
While the attention of the cycling public and professionals focuses on Froom, other bikers also have the ambition to do so. The Spanish group Movistar was sent to fight by the Colombian fort Nair Quintan, supported by Alejandro Valverde with Mikel Lando. The former winner, Gira and Vuelty, confirmed the solid form in third place of the Around Switzerland race
A demanding nine-day event under the Alps was dominated by the Australian Richie Porte who would like out of the shadows of former teammate Christopher Froom. Member of the BMC Racing team, aged 30, was the top five of the Tour de France, but the current season is excellent
with him he aspires to the final victory of the Italian Vincenzo Nibali. The peasant of Portov was dominated by the monumental Milan-Sanremo classic this season, but in other performances, it was not clear and the form was set at the top of the year under the shape of Tour. "The Messina Shark" has in his collection a yellow jersey of the 2014 edition.
The eyes of French fans are turning to the performance of Roma Bardet. AG2R La Mondiale, twenty-two years old, has twice completed the Tour de France in the elite three, but lacked versatility.
On the contrary, his specialist Tom Dumoulin worked on his versatility during the rest of the season. Last year, Maastricht, Holland, triumphed on Gire and won eight stage victories at the Grand Tour
. With the support of a high quality Sunweb team, he would like to get his hands on the cards at the top of the rankings. A little fuzzy remains the second man in the Tour de France general classification, the Colombian Rigoberto Urán, who climbed to the top of the season in Slovenia, where he won a stage and finished second overall in Primro Rogli
