Cycling Weekly Chris Froome: ‘Riding with the same team felt like copy and pasting year after year’
The four-time Tour de France winner is about to embark on his first season with his new squad Chris Froome on stage 18 of the Vuelta a España 2020 (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
Chris Froome says riding with the same team felt like “copy and pasting year after year,” as he embarks on his first season with Israel Start-Up Nation.
At the close of 2020 four-time Tour de France winner Froome left Ineos Grenadiers, formerly Team Sky, after a decade of Grand Tour dominance.
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The Brit will begin his career with Israel Start Up Nation in South America next month
December 17, 2020 10:07 am Chris Froome receiving a trophy for his 2011 Vuelta a España win on stage 18 of the 2020 Vuelta (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
Chris Froome has announced his first race with his new Israel Start Up Nation team, as he starts his 2021 season in South America.
The four-time Tour de France winner, who has left Ineos Grenadiers after a decade, will line up with his new squad in the Vuelta a San Juan in Argentina, starting on January 24.
Froome’s transfer is an exciting development for cycling fans, as the 35-year-old tries to repeat former glories with the Israeli WorldTour squad, having won seven Grand Tours with Ineos (formerly Team Sky).