Froome joins elite club with historic Giro triumph


  • Cycling
  • Monday, 28 May 2018

Cycling - Giro d'Italia, Rome, Italy - May 27, 2018 Team Sky's Chris Froome in action during the final stage REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo

(Reuters) - Chris Froome wrote his name into the history books as he became the first Briton to win the Giro d'Italia title after coming through unscathed in Sunday's final processional stage in Rome.

Riding in the gruelling race for the first time since 2010, Froome added the one Grand Tour missing from his collection.

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