Froome warms up for Tour by winning Dauphine for 3rd time (The Associated Press)
Chris Froome warmed up for the Tour de France by winning the Criterium du Dauphine stage race for the third time on Sunday. It may prove to be a good omen for Froome, because his other Dauphine wins were in 2013 and 2015 – the years he also won the Tour, which starts July 2. ”It’s a massive satisfaction to win the Dauphine for the third time, it’s a very important race,” the 31-year-old Froome said.