Tour is 'mine to lose', says Froome ahead of decisive time trial


  • Cycling
  • Saturday, 22 Jul 2017

Cycling - The 104th Tour de France cycling race - The 222.5-km Stage 19 from Embrun to Salon-de-Provence, France - July 21, 2017 - Team Sky rider and yellow jersey Chris Froome of Britain in action. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

SALON-DE-PROVENCE, France (Reuters) - Only 22 km realistically stands between Chris Froome and a third consecutive Tour de France triumph but the British rider says he cannot rest easy.

After battling for 3,390 km around France, slogging up the climbs of the Jura, the Pyrenees, Massif central and finally the Alps, Froome has emerged 23 seconds clear of his closest rival and admits that the yellow jersey is now his to lose.

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