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The 2013 winner was absent when the route for next year’s race was announced last month and suggested he may skip the Tour to target May’s Giro d’Italia and the Vuelta new england clam chowder recipes from inns a Espa a, which begins in August.
It seems inconceivable that Team Sky would allow its best rider to skip the sport’s most high-profile race next July and one in which Froome would be among the favourites, but his comments put his participation in doubt.
“Looking to next year, my key goal is just returning to good condition and being at the front of a race again,” the 29-year-old said. “That’s a really big motivation for me. Whether it’s the Tour or any other race, it’s what I love doing.
“I love racing and being able to compete at the front – to be with a team of guys who you enjoy being with, and who you work together well with. That’s what gets me through the winter when I’m riding those long hours on my own.”
“I’m actually really hungry new england clam chowder recipes from inns to start training again and keen to get back going,” added Froome, who will once again spend the winter training in Kenya, South Africa and Monaco. “The Tour was a disappointment but I’ve still got a few victories I can be happy about this year. Also finishing the Vuelta off in such a decent way, after having all the setbacks – that for me was probably more important than anything else.
“It means I’ll be able to go forward into next year without starting from a negative position. I can go in with a clean slate and give it my best shot. I think the biggest point of the year for me were the first few stages of the Tour. Starting up there in Yorkshire was something new england clam chowder recipes from inns I’ll never forget. It was massive and an incredible experience.