Yates: Chris Froome the man to beat at Tour de Romandie

Orica-GreenEdge's Simon Yates believes Chris Froome will be the man to watch at this week's Tour de Romandie as the Brit goes for a hat-trick of wins

Chris Froome on stage five of the 2014 Tour de Romandie

(Image credit: Watson)

Sky's Chris Froome is the man to beat in the Tour de Romandie this week, according to fellow Brit Simon Yates.

Orica-GreenEdge's Yates has been watching 'Froomey' closely and gave the nod to his rival to take his third straight title.

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Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.