Cycling Weekly

Chris Froome, Israel Start-Up Nation, Racing - February 13, 2021

'I’m confident the rehab process is behind me now': Chris Froome says he's back to full fitness after nearly two years

Chris Froome (Picture: Martin Rickett/PA Wire)

The seven-time Grand Tour winner has been putting in the hard yards in California for several months now since his career-threatening crash in 2019

Chris Froome - "I'm not done yet"

Chris Froome training in California (Photos: Ronen Topelberg and Brian VeloImages)

Among all of the qualities that have enabled Chris Froome to stand out as the greatest Grand Tour rider of his generation, arguably the most impressive has been his mental strength and resilience. There was no well-trodden path for a young bike rider from Kenya to ascend to the World’s elite. It required guile, determination […]

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Israel Start-Up Nation, News, Racing - January 20, 2021

Mike Woods says older riders can still compete with young stars like Tadej Pogačar and Marc Hirschi

Mike Woods will be racing with Israel Start-Up Nation this year (Picture: Israel Start-Up Nation/ Toni Vilches)

Mike Woods says he believes older riders can still compete with younger revelations like Marc Hirschi and Tadej Pogačar.

Chris Froome says retiring after his 2019 crash would have been easier option, ‘but it wasn’t the way he wanted to finish his career’

Chris Froome (right) with Israel Start-Up Nation co-owner Sylvan Adams (Picture: Israel Start-Up Nation/ B. Hodes)

ris Froome said retiring after his 2019 crash “would have been the easier option,” but added it wasn’t the way he wanted to finish his cycling career.

Chris Froome: 'Riding with the same team felt like copy and pasting year after year’

Chris Froome on stage 18 of the Vuelta a España 2020 (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

Chris Froome says riding with the same team felt like “copy and pasting year after year,” as he embarks on his first season with Israel Start-Up Nation.