The British cyclist has not been able to compete in the Tour, something for which Israel had worked
Likewise, the team manager insists on the idea of continuing to be linked with Froome until he retires.
The team manager Israel Cycling Academy, where the british runner is a star, He was disappointed at Chris Froome’s non-participation in the Tour de France.
The same runner expressed his disappointment after missing the competition after having worked hard. Froome said on his YouTube channel that he wanted to run again, since he considered himself ready to compete in the Tour de France.
In the same vein as the British cyclist is Sylvan Adams, who has given explanations for the absence of his star: “This is not a PR exercise. Chris is not a symbol, he is not a PR tool, he is supposed to be our leader in the Tour de France and he’s not even here, so no, I couldn’t say that It’s worth it, no. We had a double risk: the risk of the seriousness of his injuries and, of course, his advanced age,” he explained in ‘cyclingweekly ‘.
In addition, the director of Israel came out to clear up doubts about using injuries as an excuse. “We were really innovative in bringing him back. We sent him to the Red Bull center in Los Angeles, he worked with amazing specialists to rebalance his legs. Chris’s performances have nothing to do with his injuries in my observation. I don’t think Chris is using that as an excuse anymore.“, he sentenced.
In the same way, despite the fact that the signing did not come out fruitful from the first moment, Adams reiterated the idea of remaining linked with the experienced running back until he decides to retire himself. “The commitment that I made with Chris was that he will retire from our team, so when he decides, with a limit of 40 years, since those were the parameters that we discussed, he wants to leave it, it will be on his terms and that is the personal commitment. What did I do with Chris? He doesn’t have a five-year contract exactly. But it can last up to five years if Chris decides so.“, he claimed.