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Froome to leave Team INEOS at season鈥檚 end

Britain鈥檚 most decorated road cyclist Chris Froome will leave Team INEOS at the end of the season, ending a long association with the British outfit with whom he won the Tour de France four times.

In a statement team boss Dave Brailsford, the mastermind of Froome鈥檚 Tour wins in 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2017, said he had taken the decision not to renew Froome鈥檚 contract which ends in December. The 35-year-old, who is one win away from equalling the Tour record of five victories, has signed a multi-year contract at Israel Start-Up Nation. 鈥淲e are making this announcement earlier than would usually be the case to put an end to recent speculation and allow the Team to focus on the season ahead,鈥 Brailsford said. Kenya-born Froome suffered a dreadful accident last year in training and missed the Tour, which was won by Colombian teammate Egan Bernal. He said he was still focused on winning his fifth Tour title with the team in this year鈥檚 race which has been re-scheduled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. 鈥淚t has been a phenomenal decade with the Team, we have achieved so much together and I will always treasure the memories,鈥 Froome, who joined the team then known as Team Sky in 2010, said in a statement. He is no longer automatic leader at Team INEOS with Bernal and Geraint Thomas, winner of the Tour in 2018, both vying for that position.


 

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