Froome on Tour stage win: 'I had the legs and went for it'

Chris Froome wins, Tour de France 2012, stage seven

published 7 July 2012

Chris Froome took his biggest career win yet today on the first Tour de France climbing stage to La Planche des Belles Filles. It came thanks to Sky's work up to the summit finish, where he and his team-mates rode Bradley Wiggins into the race lead.

"I saw that Bradley was right on my wheel and that he was not going to lose any time," explained Froome. "I had the legs, I thought, 'Right, let's go for it'."

"I thought why not put in an acceleration and see how Cadel responds, but there was no real response... I thought he would go when the road kicked up if he did go. When it did kick up, he never really went. For me, it says one thing, that he didn't really have the legs to go... Hopefully he's not holding anything back and we can hold him over the remainder of the race. He and Bradley look on par at the moment."

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Froome on Tour stage win: 'I had the legs and went for it'

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