Four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome has announced his retirement from cycling.
The leading stage racer of his generation, Froome and Team Sky dominated the Tour between 2013 and 2017, collecting four yellow jerseys in five years.
Born in Kenya to British parents, the 41-year-old completed the Grand Tour set with overall victories at the Vuelta a Espana in 2011 and 2017 and Giro d'Italia in 2018, as well as winning two Olympic time trial bronze medals.
Froome has not raced competitively since suffering serious injuries in a training crash last August, and has now officially confirmed the conclusion of his career.
Speaking to Belgian broadcaster Sporza about whether he was retiring, the 41-year-old said: "Unfortunately, there was that crash last summer, that was not the way I wanted it to end. But even then, I knew it was over."
The leading stage racer of his generation, Froome and Team Sky dominated the Tour between 2013 and 2017, collecting four yellow jerseys in five years.
Born in Kenya to British parents, the 41-year-old completed the Grand Tour set with overall victories at the Vuelta a Espana in 2011 and 2017 and Giro d'Italia in 2018, as well as winning two Olympic time trial bronze medals.
Froome has not raced competitively since suffering serious injuries in a training crash last August, and has now officially confirmed the conclusion of his career.
Speaking to Belgian broadcaster Sporza about whether he was retiring, the 41-year-old said: "Unfortunately, there was that crash last summer, that was not the way I wanted it to end. But even then, I knew it was over."
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