Froome 'happy with how legs are feeling' after Tour of the Alps breakaway

PIEVEDIBONO ITALY APRIL 22 Felix Groschartner of Austria and Team Bora Hansgrohe Christopher Froome of United Kingdom and Team Israel StartUp Nation Marton Dina of Hungary and EoloKometa Cycling Team Hermann Pernsteiner of Austria and Team Bahrain Victorious on breakaway during the 44th Tour of the Alps 2021 Stage 4 a 1686 to stage from Naturns to Valle del Chiese Pieve di Bono TourofTheAlps TouroftheAlps on April 22 2021 in Pieve di Bono Italy Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images
Chris Froome (Israel Start-Up Nation) in the break on stage 4 of the Tour of the Alps (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

Thursday's penultimate stage of the Tour of the Alps, from Naturno to Pieve di Bono, was a day of mixed emotion for Israel Start-Up Nation as Chris Froome enjoyed a day in the break while Dan Martin fell victim to a late crash, losing a potential podium spot in the process.

Froome got away among a group of 11 riders on the Passo Castrin early on the tough mountain day, riding in the break alongside Hermann Pernsteiner (Bahrain Victorious), Nicolas Roche (Team DSM), Luis León Sánchez (Astana-Premier Tech), among others.

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