Froome Storms to fifth stage victory and the Yellow Jersey.
Froome leads the Critérium du Dauphiné.
Team Sky rider Chris Froome powered his way to the yellow Jersey yesterday as he now leads the way in the Critérium du Dauphiné. Winning the fifth stage has also allowed Froome to distance himself from fellow rival Alberto Contador. "It's definitely a good gauge for me to be able to test myself against someone like Alberto who has won multiple grand tours. To be able to finish in front of someone like him definitely gives me a lot of confidence, especially three weeks out from the Tour de France."
High in confidence the 28 year old runner up of last year's Tour de France raced his way over the steep mountain climbs of the competitive stage. Froome also paid tribute to his fellow Team Sky riders who protected him throughout the stage and allowed him to be catapulted to victory at the end. "Coming away with a stage win wasn't really the plan, but I'm really happy that I can reward my teammates with a stage victory because they did a super job looking after me. Especially in the final, Pete Kennaugh and Richie Porte were fantastic."
Froome will now hope to continue with his form and to succeed in even more stages and especially stage seven where his biggest threat will be in the form of high mountains and the Alpe d'Huez. The Olympic Silver medallist still does not believe that he is ready or fit enough to start the Tour de France just yet and he hopes that this race along will allow him to increase his strength in preparation for the biggest race in cycling -" I'm hoping to improve my form before the Tour. I don't feel that I'm in 100%condition yet but I'm where I need to be at this stage."
Picture from the Telegraph.
Team Sky rider Chris Froome powered his way to the yellow Jersey yesterday as he now leads the way in the Critérium du Dauphiné. Winning the fifth stage has also allowed Froome to distance himself from fellow rival Alberto Contador. "It's definitely a good gauge for me to be able to test myself against someone like Alberto who has won multiple grand tours. To be able to finish in front of someone like him definitely gives me a lot of confidence, especially three weeks out from the Tour de France."
High in confidence the 28 year old runner up of last year's Tour de France raced his way over the steep mountain climbs of the competitive stage. Froome also paid tribute to his fellow Team Sky riders who protected him throughout the stage and allowed him to be catapulted to victory at the end. "Coming away with a stage win wasn't really the plan, but I'm really happy that I can reward my teammates with a stage victory because they did a super job looking after me. Especially in the final, Pete Kennaugh and Richie Porte were fantastic."
Froome will now hope to continue with his form and to succeed in even more stages and especially stage seven where his biggest threat will be in the form of high mountains and the Alpe d'Huez. The Olympic Silver medallist still does not believe that he is ready or fit enough to start the Tour de France just yet and he hopes that this race along will allow him to increase his strength in preparation for the biggest race in cycling -" I'm hoping to improve my form before the Tour. I don't feel that I'm in 100%condition yet but I'm where I need to be at this stage."
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