Narrow escape for Froome in Tour drama

Chris Froome saw his Tour de France dreams flash before his eyes in a near-miss on the descent into Gap yesterday.

While Rui Costa raced to a solo stage win, Alberto Contador was attacking Froome so hard the Spaniard came off his bike on the way down the Col de Manse — a road that has seen its fair share of Tour drama over the years – and Froome had to veer off into the verge to avoid going over himself.

Froome accused the Spaniard of riding dangerously and admitted he feared it would be worse.