Froome's Colombia Test Thwarted By Crash

But Grand Tour heavyweight continues to build form for season targets.

- James Shrubsall

Chris Froome’s Tour de France plans couldn’t be going better, says Team Sky DS Nico Portal, despite his GC chances in last week’s Tour of Colombia being thwarted by a crash on the penultimate stage. The race was won by Miguel Angel López (Astana).

“You can really see that everything is looking good for July. He’s really determined — it’s unbelievable,” Portal said. “I don’t know if you’ve seen the pictures but he’s thin already, in great shape.”

A win at the race wasn’t as much a priority as completing a solid block of training and racing throughout the three-week period the team were there.