tour de france winner froome tests early form in australia
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Tour de France winner Froome tests early form in Australia

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Team Sky rider Christopher Froome of Britain
Melbourne - Arab Today

Tour de France winner Chris Froome launches his season Wednesday in Australia's Herald Sun Tour looking for a "good test" to gauge his form.

"It's been almost five months now since my last race so I'm not too sure what to expect," said the Kenyan-born Briton.

"Training has gone well throughout the winter and I've had a good block of training down in Adelaide with some of the guys from the Tour Down Under.

"This week will be a good test for me to see just where I'm at," Froome told reporters in Melbourne on Tuesday.

Australia's oldest stage race starts with a prologue through the heart of the city before heading into the Victorian countryside and a final run up and down Arthur's Seat peak on the Mornington Peninsula on Sunday.

Froome's Sky Team start among the favourites with British road champion Peter Kennaugh winning the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race last weekend and enjoying the support of Colombian Sebastian Henao, Italian Salvatore Puccio and American rider Ian Boswell.

"I think we've got a great team here, a strong line-up of guys who can be competitive throughout the race. With any luck we could be looking at the overall victory," Froome said.

Serious competition can be expected from Australia's Orica-GreenEDGE team boasting Tour Down Under winner Simon Gerrans and rising sprint star Caleb Ewan, who won two stages of the Herald Sun Tour last year.

"I'd like to get at least one stage win here. There's quick guys here so it's not going to be easy," admitted Ewan.

"I'm pretty confident coming here. I know I've got good form and my speed's there so there's no reason why I shouldn't be able to get another win here," added the 21-year-old who also won two stages in Adelaide last month.
Source: AFP

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