Chris Froome labels WorldTour relegation a ‘death sentence for many teams’

Four-time Tour de France winner says UCI points system needs overhaul as Israel-PremierTech face relegation from the WorldTour

Chris Froome
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Chris Froome has criticised the UCI WorldTour relegation system branding it a “death sentence for many teams”. 

Speaking to Spanish news outlet MARCA at the recent Tour de France Saitama criterium in Japan, the four-time Tour champion said he was encouraged by his progress on the bike this season in his return from injury, and has vowed to keep working in 2023. 

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Tom joined Cycling Weekly in early 2022 and his news stories, rider interviews and features appear both online and in the magazine. 


He has reported from some of professional cycling's biggest races and events including the Tour de France and the recent Glasgow World Championships. He has also covered races elsewhere across the world and interviewed some of the sport's top riders. 


When not writing news scoops from the WorldTour, or covering stories from elsewhere in the domestic professional scene, he reports on goings on at bike shops up and down the UK, where he is based when not out on the road at races. He has also appeared on the Radio Cycling podcast.