Chris Froome: The dream scenario would be a Tour de France stage win

Chris Froome will be Israel Start-Up Nation's road captain at the 2021 Tour de France
Chris Froome will be Israel Start-Up Nation's road captain at the 2021 Tour de France (Image credit: UYN)

Chris Froome has expanded on his role at the upcoming Tour de France, saying it would be a “dream scenario” to win a stage but that more realistically he’ll be “fetching bottles”.

After ruling himself out of contention for a record-equalling fifth yellow jersey, due to his ongoing recovery from his 2019 crash, Froome was named in Israel Start-Up Nation’s squad as road captain.

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