CARJAM TV - Subscribe Here Now https://www.youtube.com/user/CarjamRadio/videos Like Us Now On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CarjamTV For The World's Best Car Videos Website: http://www.carjamtv.com Chris Froome (born 20 May 1985) is a Kenyan-born British professional road racing cyclist and winner of the 2013 Tour de France, riding for UCI ProTeam Team Sky. Chris Froome Brought up in Kenya and South Africa, Chris Froome has ridden since 2008 under a British licence on the basis of his passport and his father's and grandparents' country of birth. Chris Froome is considered one of the best climbers and GC contenders in modern cycling for his stamina.[6] In 2007 Chris Froome turned professional at the age of 22 with Team Konica Minolta. Chris Froome moved to Europe to further his career, joining the British-based team, Barloworld. In 2010 Chris Froome moved to Team Sky and has become one of the team's key cyclists. Chris Froome made his breakthrough as a Grand Tour contender during the 2011 Vuelta a España where he finished second overall. At the 2012 Tour de France, riding as a super domestique for Bradley Wiggins, Chris Froome won stage seven and finished second overall, behind only Wiggins' win in the same race as the best British performance in the race's history. In the same year Chris Froome also won the bronze medal in the time trial event at the Olympic Games and finished fourth in the Vuelta a España. Chris Froome first stage race win came in 2013, in the Tour of Oman, followed by wins in the Critérium International, the Tour de Romandie, the Critérium du Dauphiné and the Tour de France. Chris Froome, As a defending champion, he began 2014 by again winning the Tour of Oman, followed by a repeat victory in the Tour de Romandie. The Tour de France (French pronunciation: ​[tuʁ də fʁɑ̃s]) is an annual multiple stage bicycle race primarily held in France. The Tour de France, the Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España make up cycling's prestigious, three-week-long Grand Tours; the Tour de France is the oldest and generally considered the most prestigious of the three.[7] Traditionally, the Tour de France is held primarily in the month of July. While the Tour de France route changes each year, the format of the Tour de France race stays the same with the appearance of at least two time trials,[1] the passage through the mountain chains of the Pyrenees and the Alps, and the Tour de France finish on the Champs-Élysées in Paris.[8][9] The modern editions of the Tour de France consist of 21 day-long segments (stages) over a 23-day period and cover around 3,500 kilometres (2,200 mi).[10] The Tour de France alternates between clockwise and anticlockwise circuits of France.[11] The number of Tour de France teams usually varies between 20 and 22, with nine riders in each. All of the Tour de France stages are timed to the finish; after finishing the riders' times are compounded with their previous stage times.[1] The Tour de France rider with the lowest aggregate time is the leader of the race and gets to don the coveted Tour de France yellow jersey.[1][12] While the Tour de France general classification garners the most attention there are other contests held within the Tour de France: the points classification for the Tour de France sprinters, the Tour de France mountains classification for the climbers with general classification hopes, Tour de France young rider classification for the riders under the age of 26, and the Tour de France team classification for the fastest teams. Tour de France Record winners Four riders have won Tour de France five times: Tour de France Jacques Anquetil (FRA) in 1957, 1961, 1962, 1963 and 1964; Tour de France Eddy Merckx (BEL) in 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1974; Tour de France Bernard Hinault (FRA) in 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982 and 1985; Tour de France Miguel Indurain (ESP) in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1995 (* record five consecutive wins). Three riders have won Tour de France three times: Tour de France Philippe Thys (BEL) in 1913, 1914, and 1920; Tour de France Louison Bobet (FRA) in 1953, 1954, and 1955; Tour de France Greg LeMond (USA) in 1986, 1989, and 1990. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tour_de_France http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Froome

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