Q&A: The Froome Debate

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He’s a Kenyan-born British cyclist who emerged in 2011 when he finished second in the Vuelta A Espana. A year later he was instrumental in helping Bradley Wiggins become the first British rider to win the Tour and in 2013 he won the Tour himself. He crashed out of last year’s race but looks set to make it Tour title number two tomorrow. He’s got a very unusual but distinctive high-cadence pedalling style and position on the bike, leading some to question how someone so skinny can produce so much power.