Chris Froome ‘doesn’t feel close to retiring’
The Brit says winning a fifth Tour de France is a ‘huge motivation’


Chris Froome says he ‘doesn’t feel close to retiring’ as he targets a fifth Tour de France title.
The Team Ineos leader said winning a record-matching Tour is a ‘huge motivation’ as he looks to join an elite club alongside the likes of Eddy Merckx and Bernard Hinault.
Only four riders in history have won five Tours, with Froome poised to match that after missing out to team-mate Geraint Thomas last year.
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Froome told BBC Sport: “I definitely don’t feel as if I’m close to retiring. I’d like to keep trying for the next few years to win as many Tours as I can.
“It’s not getting any easier – the level is getting harder and harder every year.
“But I’m in an amazing position where I can go for number five, and I know I have the backing of the best team in the world to try to do that.”
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Froome is looking to join the select few with five wins in the French Grand Tour – Eddy Merckx, Jacques Anquetil, Bernard Hinault and Miguel Indurain.
The 33-year-old won his first Tour in 2013, following up with victories in 2015, 2016 and 2017.
After also winning the 2017 Vuelta a España, he returned to the Giro d’Italia last season for only the third time in his career.
He took the overall in Italy with a huge solo attack on the penultimate mountain stage, making him the first Brit to win all three Grand Tours.
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Froome’s attention then switched back to the Tour de France last summer, but the demands of winning the Giro took their toll as he was forced to settle for third place as Geraint Thomas took a maiden Grand Tour victory.
Both Froome and Thomas return to the Tour this year riding under the British WorldTour outfit’s new name, Team Ineos.
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Alex Ballinger is editor of BikeBiz magazine, the leading publication for the UK cycle industry, and is the former digital news editor for CyclingWeekly.com. After gaining experience in local newsrooms, national newspapers and in digital journalism, Alex found his calling in cycling, first as a reporter, then as news editor responsible for Cycling Weekly's online news output, and now as the editor of BikeBiz. Since pro cycling first captured his heart during the 2010 Tour de France (specifically the Contador-Schleck battle) Alex covered three Tours de France, multiple editions of the Tour of Britain, and the World Championships, while both writing and video presenting for Cycling Weekly. He also specialises in fitness writing, often throwing himself into the deep end to help readers improve their own power numbers. Away from the desk, Alex can be found racing time trials, riding BMX and mountain bikes, or exploring off-road on his gravel bike. He’s also an avid gamer, and can usually be found buried in an eclectic selection of books.
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