Wiggins' Tour exit clears way for teammate Froome
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June 2, 2013, Sunday
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BRITISH Cycling head coach Shane Sutton claims Bradley Wiggins' absence from the Tour de France will prove a major boost to Chris Froome's hopes of winning the race.
Wiggins has decided against defending his Tour title in this year's race, which begins on June 29, after a chest infection and a knee injury left him unable to train.
The Olympic gold medalist had already been lined up for a support role by his team this year, with Froome the man Team Sky is hoping can secure the yellow jersey.
But Sutton, who stood down as head coach of Team Sky in January and now serves as a performance adviser to the squad, expects Froome to perform with more freedom now he knows there is no danger of Wiggins taking over his role as the team's featured rider.
"This is a great loss to Team Sky. They will have been weakened by the loss of Wiggins massively, whether he was there to win the Tour or play a support role as Froome did for him last year," Sutton told BBC Radio Five Live yesterday.
"Team Sky will be weakened but I'm sure Froomey will be breathing a lot easier. It takes away that threat of your team-mate actually beating you, and I think he'll be really up for it."
Wiggins has decided against defending his Tour title in this year's race, which begins on June 29, after a chest infection and a knee injury left him unable to train.
The Olympic gold medalist had already been lined up for a support role by his team this year, with Froome the man Team Sky is hoping can secure the yellow jersey.
But Sutton, who stood down as head coach of Team Sky in January and now serves as a performance adviser to the squad, expects Froome to perform with more freedom now he knows there is no danger of Wiggins taking over his role as the team's featured rider.
"This is a great loss to Team Sky. They will have been weakened by the loss of Wiggins massively, whether he was there to win the Tour or play a support role as Froome did for him last year," Sutton told BBC Radio Five Live yesterday.
"Team Sky will be weakened but I'm sure Froomey will be breathing a lot easier. It takes away that threat of your team-mate actually beating you, and I think he'll be really up for it."
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