Christopher Froome (born 20 May 1985) is a Kenyan-British professional road racing cyclist and winner of the 2013 Tour de France, riding for UCI ProTeam . Brought up in Kenya and South Africa, he has ridden since 2008 under a British licence on the basis of his passport and his father’s and grandparents’ country of birth. In 2007 Froome turned professional at the age of 22 with Team Konica Minolta. He moved to Europe to further his career, joining the British-based team, . In 2010 he moved to and has become one of the team’s key cyclists. Froome made his breakthrough as a Grand Tour contender during the 2011 Vuelta a España where he finished second overall. At the 2012 Tour de France, riding as a super domestique for Bradley Wiggins, Froome won stage seven and finished second overall, behind only Wiggins’ win in the same race as the best British performance in the race’s history. In the same year he also won the bronze medal in the time trial event at the Olympic Games and finished fourth in the Vuelta a España. His first stage race win came in 2013, in the Tour of Oman, followed by wins in the Critérium International, the Tour de Romandie, the Critérium du Dauphiné and the Tour de France. As a defending champion, he began 2014 by again winning the Tour of Oman, followed by a repeat victory in the Tour de Romandie. After retiring from the 2014 Tour de France, he came back to place second in the Vuelta a España.
