Chris Froome: 'I'm going to turn myself inside out to help Sivakov win Tour of the Alps'

The four-time Tour de France winner is working to support young rider Pavel Sivakov in the short, mountainous stage race

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Tour de France star has Chris Froome promised to turn himself "inside out" for Sky team-mate Pavel Sivakov, who is currently leading the Tour of the Alps overall.

Sivakov won stage two and on Wednesday, defended his lead in stage three with the help of Froome and Tao Geoghegan Hart.

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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.