MEGèVE (FRANCE) - Leader Chris Froome's knee and back will play a pivotal role in how Saturday's penultimate -- and likely decisive -- Tour de France stage pans out. Froome assured fans he was fine following Friday's stage but he took to the podium with a heavily bandaged knee. At least that's how things seemed until the yellow jersey wearer crashed on a slippery descent during Friday's 19th stage. Battered and bruised, his jersey torn and riding a team-mate's bike to the finish, Froome lost only a handful of seconds to some of his rivals, while actually gaining time on others and extending his overall lead. If ever there is a chance that this Tour race is not yet run, it will depend on Froome's physical condition on Saturday.

Source: Bangkok Post July 23, 2016 09:11 UTC