Froome is still expected to race the Tour later this month, but it will be under very different conditions than when he raced to third overall in 2018 just weeks after winning the Giro d’Italia in his final Tour appearance. Sport director Rik Verbrugghe, speaking to a Belgian daily last week, hinted that Froome will race the Tour despite the absence of a contractual guarantee that he will start, but with an eye on honing his form for a return to full flight in time for the Vuelta a España in August. As of Monday, Woods is the only Israel Start-Up Nation rider confirmed for the Tour. Expectations are that Dan Martin, Alex Dowsett, and André Greipel will all start.