'It's a great route for us': Chris Froome and Team Sky DS hopeful of 2018 Tour de France chances

Team already thinking about balance of squad with one fewer rider to pick for the race

Team Sky lead the peloton on stage 12 of the 2017 Tour de France (Sunada)

(Image credit: Yuzuru SUNADA)

Nicolas Portal, one of the two Team Sky sports director to help guide Chris Froome to victory in the 2017 Tour de France, has said that he thinks that the route of the 2018 race will suit the British team.

Speaking after the route announcement on Tuesday, Portal said that the inventive route would reward a complete rider, as well as hopefully creating an exciting race.

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Henry Robertshaw began his time at Cycling Weekly working with the tech team, writing reviews, buying guides and appearing in videos advising on how to dress for the seasons. He later moved over to the news team, where his work focused on the professional peloton as well as legislation and provision for cycling. He's since moved his career in a new direction, with a role at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.