One last Tour de France before leaving. While rumors about the end of the adventure between the two parties have been circulating for several months, Ineos officially announced this Thursday that it would not renew the contract of Christopher Froome (35 years) at the end of the 2020 season. whom we nicknamed the “Kenyan White” won the three big laps with the British team, that is to say four Tours de France (2013, 2015, 2016 and 2017), two Vuelta (2011 and 2017) and one Giro (2018).
Arrived in the Sky team (now Ineos) in 2010, Froome finally rebounds in the formation Israel Start-up Nation, which would offer him a contract of 15 million euros over three years, according to Italian media.
“Win a fifth Tour de France”
“He’s a great champion and we’ve shared some memorable moments in recent years, but I think it’s the right decision for the team and for Chris,” said Team Ineos manager Dave Brailsford in a statement. Given his accomplishments in cycling, Chris wants, and it is understandable, to exercise alone the role of team leader in the next chapter of his career, which we cannot guarantee him at this stage. “
Ineos counts, in fact, also in its ranks the young (23 years old) Colombian Egan Bernal, winner coming out of the Tour de France and the Welshman Geraint Thomas (34 years old), winner of the Great Loop in 2018. “It’s been a decade phenomenal with the team, we have accomplished so much together, reacted Chris Froome. My goal remains to win a fifth Tour de France with Team Ineos ”.
Last year, the Briton could not take part in the Tour de France, following a heavy fall during the recognition of a stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné in mid-June.
