No worries for Froome ahead of Tour de France
BySportsbeat
Updated 02/05/2016 at 15:40 GMT
Chris Froome has played down any worries about how he will fare at this year's Tour de France, despite struggling in the general classification at the Tour de Romandie.
Sky's British cyclist Christopher Froome stands the third stage of the 2015 Vuelta Espana cycling tour,
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Racing for Team Sky, Froome slipped out of contention after suffering a puncture on the opening stage, and instead had to settle for stage hunting.
He did win the queen stage on Saturday, racing to a solo victory after a long breakaway, and that helped him to be named most combative rider in the race.
However it was to be the only stage win for Froome in the six-day race, an event he previously triumphed at in 2013 and 2014, as he finished in an overall 38th place, 21 minutes behind champion Nairo Quintana.
And although he is set to face Quintana in the Tour de France come July, Froome insists he remains confident as he pushes for his third yellow jersey.
"It has been a tough week for us as a team," he told Cycling Weekly. "A couple of guys came straight out of the Classics and are still quite tired from those.
"We've also been a bit unlucky because we had a few illnesses in the team this week.
"Our team has struggled but I'm not at all worried about the Tour de France."
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