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    CAN CHRIS FROOME RECOVER TO WIN A FIFTH TOUR?

    Feb 20, 2020 4 minutes
    Photos Bex Media

    With Tom Simpson-like stoicism, one of the first questions Chris Froome asked following the terrible crash last June that nearly ended his career was “will I be OK for the Tour de France?”

    The answer at the time was a resounding “no” but, seven months on, it looks like the four-time winner has a very good chance of being on the start line in Nice on June 27 — although a fifth win could prove more problematic.

    On Sunday (Feb 23) the Team Ineos rider will take to the start line of his first race since the crash — the WorldTour-level UAE Tour.

    “I’m really excited about getting back to racing,” Froome has said. “I’ve

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