Et svekket Ineos uten Froome – et mer åpent Tour de France venter

Chris Froome var - etter min mening - den største favoritten til å vinne årets Tour de France. Nå er han ute av rittet, og i verste fall også resten av sesongen.

(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 29, 2018 Tour de France 2018 winner Great Britain's Geraint Thomas (L), wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, shakes hands with third-placed Great Britain's Christopher Froome on the podium after the 21st and last stage of the 105th edition of the Tour de France cycling race between Houilles and Paris Champs-Elysees. - Sky and 21st Century Fox have agreed the sale of Team Sky to chemicals giant Ineos,Team Sky announced on March 19, 2019. (Photo by Jeff PACHOUD / AFP) Foto: Jeff Pachoud
(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 29, 2018 Tour de France 2018 winner Great Britain's Geraint Thomas (L), wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, shakes hands with third-placed Great Britain's Christopher Froome on the podium after the 21st and last stage of the 105th edition of the Tour de France cycling race between Houilles and Paris Champs-Elysees. - Sky and 21st Century Fox have agreed the sale of Team Sky to chemicals giant Ineos,Team Sky announced on March 19, 2019. (Photo by Jeff PACHOUD / AFP) Foto: Jeff Pachoud

Dermed ryker årets store mål som i tillegg var en mulighet til å bli historisk.Med enda en seier kan Froome ta del i det celebre selskap med Jaques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault og Miguel Indurain som alle står med fem sammenlagtserire i Tour de France.Skadene Froome pådro seg på treningsturen før tempoetappen i Critérium du Dauphiné kan i verste fall spolere resten av sesongen.Klokka går for Froome.