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Britain has a new professional rider, and perhaps also a contender for the tough road events in the Beijing Olympics, after the UCI issued Chris Froome with a British licence.
The Barloworld rider was born in Kenya and rode for the African country several times as an amateur but has always held a British passport.
He will ride the Amstel Gold Race for Barloworld on Sunday and although he's still listed as a Kenyan rider on the race start list, he will technically be a British rider.
Froome could even ride for Great Britain in Beijing as the British Olympic Association bids to challenge a rule that bars athletes who have switched nationality within the past three years from competing for their new country.
Read Froome's reaction and comment from British Cycling in Cycling Weekly
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