Chris Froome confirmed to ride the Tour de France

LE SAPPEYENCHARTREUSE FRANCE JUNE 04 Christopher Froome of United Kingdom and Team Israel StartUp Nation at arrival during the 73rd Critrium du Dauphin 2021 Stage 6 a 1672km stage from LoriolsurDrome to Le SappeyenChartreuse 1003m UCIworldtour Dauphin dauphine on June 04 2021 in Le SappeyenChartreuse France Photo by Bas CzerwinskiGetty Images
Chris Froome (Israel Start-Up Nation) at the Critérium du Dauphiné (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

Chris Froome has been confirmed to ride this year’s Tour de France, thus putting an end to the brief speculation that he would miss the race.

On Monday it was announced that Michael Woods would lead Israel Start-Up Nation’s overall ambitions and target the yellow jersey in the race. However, less than 24 hours later the team confirmed that Froome would line up in Brest on June 26 as part of the eight-man squad.

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Daniel Benson

Daniel Benson was the Editor in Chief at Cyclingnews.com between 2008 and 2022. Based in the UK, he joined the Cyclingnews team in 2008 as the site's first UK-based Managing Editor. In that time, he reported on over a dozen editions of the Tour de France, several World Championships, the Tour Down Under, Spring Classics, and the London 2012 Olympic Games. With the help of the excellent editorial team, he ran the coverage on Cyclingnews and has interviewed leading figures in the sport including UCI Presidents and Tour de France winners.