Barcelona, July 2, 2026 (AFP) - Desire key to Pogacar dominance, says former Tour king Froome

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2026-07-02

Tadej Pogacar will keep winning the Tour de France for many more years, as long as he retains his "desire and drive", fellow four-time winner Chris Froome told AFP. The 41-year-old Briton is returning to the Tour, which begins on Saturday with a team time-trial around Barcelona, for the first time since retiring as a rider last year. He knows as much as anyone how tough it is to keep returning to the Grande Boucle as the favourite. But Froome did......

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