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Tour de France champion Froome to race in London

TOUR de France champion Chris Froome will make his RideLondon-Surrey Classic debut next Sunday before heading out to the Rio Olympics, race organizers confirmed yesterday.

The 31-year-old clinched his third Tour de France victory on Sunday to become the first rider to defend his title since Spain’s Miguel Indurain won the last of his five consecutive crowns in 1995. The Briton won his first Tour in 2013. Froome will headline a Team Sky squad which includes Geraint Thomas, Ian Stannard, Ben Swift, Christian Knees and Dutch sprinter Danny van Poppel in the world’s richest one-day race over a 200km route on the roads of London and Surrey. German sprinter Andre Greipel, who won the final stage of the Tour in Paris, Michael Matthews of Orica-Bike Exchange and Tom Boonen of Etixx-Quick Step will also participate in the race.

 




 

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