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TECHNOLOGY Thursday 30 November 2017
Chris Froome ready to

ride Giro d’Italia next year

By DANIELLA MATAR to win a third consecutive training than there would
Associated Press Grand Tour,” Froome said be normally.”
MILAN (AP) — Four-time in a statement from Team Spanish great Alberto Con-
Tour de France champion Sky. tador, who is one of the six
Chris Froome will ride the “It’s really exciting to be riders to have won all three
Giro d’Italia next year in able to take on a new Grand Tours, believes now
an attempt to win his third challenge, to do some- is the right time for Froome
Grand Tour in a row. thing that perhaps people to attempt the same.
After successfully defend- wouldn’t expect and to mix “I think it was very intelli-
ing his Tour de France title it up. It’s a whole new moti- gent from him,” Contador
earlier this year, Froome vation for me to see if I can said. “He’s won the Tour,
went on to win the Span- pull off something special he’s won the Vuelta and
ish Vuelta for the first time. next year.” he has to try to win the Giro. Left to right, Italian riders Fabio Aru and Vincenzo Nibali and
Dutch rider Tom Dumoulin pose for a photo near the trophy
A victory at the Giro would Froome, who has not com- He has very good legs and during the presentation of the “Giro d’Italia”, Tour of Italy, 2018
make him the seventh rider peted at the Giro since an equally good or even in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017.
in history to win all three 2010, will also try to win the better team. So I think he’s Associated Press
Grand Tours — and only Tour for a record-equaling in a good position.” Even though the Giro takes Jerusalem, territories Israel
the third to hold the three fifth time next year. Two-time Giro champion place in May, cyclist have captured in the 1967 Mid-
titles at the same time. No rider has completed Vincenzo Nibali was the last often had to combat snow east war and claimed by
The 32-year-old Froome a Giro-Tour double since cyclist to win the three rac- and freezing temperatures the Palestinians as parts of
made the unexpected an- Marco Pantani in 1998, but es, completing his record in the mountains. a future independent state.
nouncement on Wednes- Froome has taken confi- with the 2014 Tour. And the Next year’s Giro will start in A group of about 15 pro-
day during the presenta- dence from this season’s Italian warns that Froome Jerusalem and the follow- testers held Palestinian
tion of next year’s Giro successful Tour-Vuelta ef- might not find it so much to ing two stages will also be flags and posters criticizing
route, with a brief video fort. his liking in Italy. in Israel, marking the first the Giro outside the build-
message. “We know that it would “Froome has said that he time the race has started ing hosting Wednesday’s
“I’m looking forward to see- be a significant feat in the really prefers the heat, like outside Europe. presentation. Race director
ing you at the start line of modern era to win both at the Vuelta or the Tour,” Race organizers have said Mauro Vegni told The Asso-
next year’s Giro d’Italia,” the Giro and the Tour in the Nibali said. “He doesn’t the route will not go through ciated Press: “Everyone has
he said. same season, but the way have a good feeling with any land considered occu- the right to think what they
The announcement was we managed things this the cold and as we all pied by the international want, they have the right —
greeted by surprise and a year gives me confidence know it can be very cold community. That means as long as the protests are
warm round of applause that I can successfully tar- on the Giro. So we have to the course will circumvent peaceful — to express their
from the audience, which get both races,” the British see how he finds it.” the West Bank and east thoughts.”q
included past and present rider said.
cyclists. “Another factor is that
“It’s a unique situation for there is an extra week be-
me, having won the Tour tween next year’s Giro
and Vuelta and now hav- d’Italia and the Tour de
ing the opportunity to go France. That’s one more
to the Giro and attempt week for recovery and for