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Chris Froome says modern cycling has surpassed his peak years

Original: "I would probably just make it into the top twenty in a race now" - Chris Froome says cycling's nutrition changes has seen today's level eclipse his peak

Four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome says that advances in nutrition have lifted professional cycling to a level beyond what he achieved at his best. He estimates that, in his current form, he would only finish around the top twenty in a race today, an unusually frank admission from one of the sport's most successful recent champions.

Why now: Froome is a high-profile former champion making a striking public admission about how far the sport's standards have risen.

Chris FroomeTour de Franceprofessional cycling

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