On this day in 2015 – Chris Froome wins second Tour de France title
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On this day in 2015 – Chris Froome wins second Tour de France title

The Independent  

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Chris Froome had to conquer demons in his mind when winning a second Tour de France title on this day in 2015. Froome’s defence of the 2013 title ended with a broken hand and fractured wrist, but the Team Sky leader responded to claim the 102nd Tour by one minute 12 seconds from Colombian Nairo Quintana. “It is forever this argument you are having with yourself, in your head, how much deeper you can go, how much suffering you can take.” Froome felt the yellow jersey slipping through his grasp on the climb of the Col de la Croix de Fer as Quintana and his Movistar team-mate Alejandro Valverde, who placed third overall, tried to turn the screw. “If Richie hadn’t got me close enough for me to be able to jump across like that, if I had tried to jump across on my own and they had accelerated and I was in no-man’s land, that could have been the Tour, that could have been the leader’s jersey gone.” Froome was indebted to his team-mates for their support over three turbulent weeks.

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