Cycling, Froome: "It would be nice to end my career at the Vuelta"

Rome, 22 December 2024 – By his own express declaration, before retiring, which could happen in the relatively near future, he would like to participate in at least one last Great Tour, the house specialty: the protagonist is Chris Froome, which not by chance suggests the hope of being there 2025 lap, a race that could therefore have a historical value for him and for cycling as a whole.

Froome's statements

 To the microphones of Mark, the native of Nairobi has confirmed part of his plans for next season: perhaps more of aspirations than a real agenda already drawn up. "It would be fantastic to participate in a last Great Tour in what could be my last season. It would be nice to end my career like this. Speaking of the Return, I have beautiful memories: I won it 2 times higher and that of 2017 It was probably the most difficult, considering that a few weeks before I had won the Tour de France. I had tried several times to score a double and on that occasion, with difficulty, I had succeeded". In reality, Froome he went far beyond that result, because he is in the small circle of riders who have won all the Grand Tours: hence the desire to close on a similar stage. "Many people want to thank me for the moments and memories I left them. And many young people also come to me and tell me that they started riding a bike by watching me: this is enough to make me happy".

O'Connor's statements

From whom in the 2025 will not change teams, remaining atIsrael Premier Tech, to those who will wear a new shirt and to be precise that of the Team Jayco AlUla: It is the case of Ben O'Connor, which to the microphones of Wieler Revue he declared an extreme confidence in his own abilities to the point of considering himself not too far from phenomena such as Tadej pogacar e jonas vingegaard. "Some days I am convinced that I can get close to them, even if I don't have the same physical qualities. I don't organize my calendar according to theirs. I could do it, but for me the Tour de France it's the most important race ever and I won't give it up. With these champions you can only continue to work, hoping to beat them: it can happen even more in one-day races, where you can be more aggressive and in which I would like to participate in a more widespread manner". O'Connor he then talks about the first weeks at the court of the new team. "Everything is going smoothly and there is a good dialogue with the managers, which is important. Maybe during the race this thing will not help much, but on a personal level it is fundamental and I already notice differences with the past because here I feel at ease and totally myself, as well as more calm".