Froome sustains multiple serious injuries
Team INEOS can confirm that Chris Froome sustained multiple serious injuries during a recon of stage four of the Criterium du Dauphine today (Wednesday). The 34 year old crashed towards the end of his route recon in Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, sustaining injuries including a fractured right femur, a fractured elbow and fractured ribs. Froome has subsequently been […]
Highlights: Froome claims fourth Tour title, Groenewegen wins in Paris
Dylan Groenewegen took the final stage of the Tour de France in a sprint finish just ahead of André Greipel and Edvald Boasson Hagen. Not far off the sprinters, Chris Froome crossed the line safely to confirm his fourth Tour de France overall title. Highlights Stage 21 Last Kilometre Groenewegen vs. Greipel Results Top 10 […]
Highlights: Aru takes yellow on brutal climb, Bardet wins the day
Romain Bardet took the honours on Stage 12 of the Tour de France while Fabio Aru claimed the yellow jersey after Chris Froome struggled in the last hundred metres of the summit finish. South African Louis Meintjes put in a big effort to finish 5th, seeing him enter the top 10 in the general classification […]
Highlights: Fabio Aru climbs to victory, Froome takes yellow
Stage 5 of the Tour de France saw the first mountain top finish for 2017. Fabio Aru attacked the lead bunch with 2.4 kms to the finish and, with some determination, managed to stay ahead to take the stage win. Chris Froome came in third far enough ahead of teammate Geraint Thomas to don the […]
Interview: Gary Blem – Team Sky Head Mechanic
South African Gary Blem is the Head Mechanic for Team Sky. He has worked for a some of the world’s top riders such as Bradley Wiggins, Mark Cavendish and currently Chris Froome. Bike Hub was lucky enough to interview Gary at the Standard Bank Africa Cycle Fair. Gary Blem Interview Part 1: 1. Who are […]
International cycling stars flock to SA’s richest cycling race
On Saturday some of the biggest names in international and local cycling will take to the streets of Pretoria to show unity for Mandela. None other than South African president Jacob Zuma will be firing the start gun to signal the start of what is to be an iconic example of what can be achieved […]
Cycle Talk SA: Tyler Hamilton Apologises to Chris Froome, SA Road Champs and more
Cycling has a very checkered past. Even years after the Lance Armstrong era everytime a dominant performance gets put in on the world stage the cynics are the first to comment about doping and drugs. On this week’s Cycle Talk SA, Brad Brown caught up with Chris Froome about how his life has changed following […]
Froome’s first coach recalls Tour Champion’s early racing roots
Chris Froome’s achievement in becoming the first African-born rider to win the Tour de France on Sunday comes as no surprise to his first coach, who revealed that the Kenyan-born, South African-educated 28-year-old paid more than his fair share of racing dues in his formative racing years. Chris Froome tackles a climb while racing for […]
Froome inspires University team’s championship bid
As former University of Johannesburg student Chris Froome prepares to launch his title bid at the Tour de France on Saturday, his alma mater will be doing the same at the national student cycling championships in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, this week. The University of Johannesburg’s 2005 cycling team, featuring Tour de France favourite Chris […]