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Froome: No pressure to attack in the Alps
- Updated: July 19, 2016
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HILTERFINGER, Switzerland (AFP) — Chris Froome insists he still has the hunger and desire to keep dominating the Tour de France for years to come.
Speaking from his hotel in Switzerland on the second and final Tour rest day on Tuesday, the 31-year-old Briton claimed to be as determined as ever to succeed.
“If anything, I feel this year has demonstrated how much I still have that hunger and that desire to win this race,” he said. “From the first two weeks, I feel I’ve really taken every opportunity possible. I’ve attacked on a descent, I’ve attacked in crosswinds, I time trialed as hard as I can to be in this position.
“It feels like I’m giving this race my all and it means so much to me.”
Froome’s daring descent on stage 7 gave him his only stage win of the Tour so far and earned him 23 seconds over most of his rivals.
Another surprise move on stage 11 saw Froome take advantage of strong winds to get another 12 seconds. He took the majority of time out of his rivals on the stage 13 time trial last Friday.
And while during his two previous Tour victories, in …
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