His seventh Grand Tour triumph retrospectively makes him Britain’s first-ever winner of a major three-week road race, beating Sir Bradley Wiggins’ Tour de France victory by 10 months. (Image: EPA-EFE/REX)The four-times Tour de France champion’s injuries ruled him out of going for a record-equalling fifth Yellow Jersey and he will not race again this year. On the Team Ineos website, Froome added: “The Vuelta in 2011 was in many ways my breakthrough race, so this red jersey is special for me. I guess it’s extra special too, because - even though it’s eight years on - it was Britain’s first Grand Tour win. Froome adds the title to his Tour de France wins in 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2017, his Vuelta win in 2017, and the 2018 Maglia Rosa at the Giro d’Italia.

Source: Daily Mirror July 18, 2019 15:59 UTC