Sky manager Dave Brailsford does not believe Chris Froome’s lack of pedigree in one-day racing will work against him as he seeks to win gold in the men’s road race at the Rio 2016 Olympics, on a parcours that the Tour de France winner has described as 'savage.'
Froome lines out in Saturday’s race as one of the principal favourites for victory, alongside Alejandro Valverde (Spain) and Vincenzo Nibali (Italy), though his status owes more to his Tour-winning form and the difficulty of the course than his track record in one-day races.
"I don't think his lack of one-day experience will count against him. We saw in the Tour a very much more aggressive Chris taking his opportunities,” Brailsford told Sky Sports.
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Froome is joined in the British quintet by Sky teammates Geraint Thomas and Ian Stannard, as well as Adam Yates (Orica-BikeExchange) and Steve Cummings (Dimension Data).
"What those guys do well is they wait, they are patient, they know when to go, when to use their energy and when to hold back a little bit, and I think Chris has developed that a lot in his riding, so I think he will be a force to be reckoned with,” Brailsford said.
Froome visited Rio de Janeiro last November in order to reconnoitre both the road and time trial courses, and saw enough on that occasion to make the Olympic Games one of his principal targets of the 2016 season.
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