Fourth Tour title almost secure, but Froome says it's getting harder


  • Cycling
  • Sunday, 23 Jul 2017

Cycling - The 104th Tour de France cycling race - The 22.5-km individual time trial Stage 20 from Marseille to Marseille, France - July 22, 2017 - Team Sky rider and yellow jersey Chris Froome of Britain celebrates on the podium. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - The one crumb of comfort for those desiring the yellow jersey Chris Froome will almost certainly wear to Sunday's prize-giving in Paris is that the British rider says winning the Tour de France is getting harder.

The bad news is that he says he is getting better.

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