The results of Chris Froome's physiological tests has been made public with the results published on chrisfroome.esquire.co.uk. The two-time Tour de France winner agreed to undertake the tests following intense scrutiny surrounding his 2015 Tour victory.
The article outlines the procedures undertaken by Froome at the GlaxoSmithKline Human Performance Lab in London in August of this year.
When the initial test was conducted, Froome's weight was 69.9kg, 2.9kg heavier than his Tour winning weight, with a body fat of 9.8 per cent.
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Froome underwent three tests – "Two submaximal efforts, in cool then hot conditions, will measure his sustainable power" – with a max test between the two to determine his VO2 max which was recorded at 84.6.
At his Tour weight, Froome's VO2 correlates to 88.2. Three-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond, by comparison, had a VO2 max of 92.5.
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