Chris Froome: "My goal is still to fight for the Tour"
Chris Froome, four times winner of the Tour de France and double of the Vuelta, has changed teams, moving from Ineos to the Israel Start-Up Nation after 11 years in the British squad, but he has not changed his objectives and continues to think big at 35: he wants to continue "fighting to win" in the big events.
"My goals have not changed, I want to return to the highest level, fight for the victory in the Tour de France and in the other Grand Tours. I am looking forward to starting the 2021 season and I hope it will. It will be the starting point for a long, exciting and successful relationship, "he says in a training video.
The 35 years and the return of a serious injury suffered in 2019 have not been obstacles for the Kenyan-born runner to feel "younger and more excited than ever" .
"Coming back from a major injury, changing teams at this point in my career will give me more motivation and mental stimulation. It's a real change, a new project, a new chapter and I feel a little younger."
Froome explained that a conversation with his former teammate Kjell Carlstrom, now the team manager, and a subsequent conversation with owner Sylvan Adams, were enough to decide on his move to Israel.
"It is not a commitment for a year or two, but until the end of my career and maybe even beyond," he said.
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