Not too early to be in yellow for Froome (Reuters)

By Julien Pretot HUY, Belgium (Reuters) – It is too soon to say Chris Froome will win the Tour de France but not too early for him to be in yellow as it puts the Briton in a perfect place ahead of Tuesday’s feared fourth stage over potentially dangerous cobbles. Team Sky’s Froome snatched the overall lead after finishing second in Monday’s third stage up the Mur de Huy, forcing his team to defend the yellow jersey early in the race — a task that will wear his mates down in a particularly grueling Tour. Team manager Dave Brailsford explained that Sky would lead the line of sports directors cars, meaning they will be first to assist in case of mechanical problems which usually come by the handful on the cobbles.