Despite expressing his approval of the Giro d’Italia 2017 route Chris Froome has said it is unlikely that he will be on the start line of the Italian race next season.
Speaking on the eve of the Saitama Criterium, having just touched down in Japan a few hours earlier, Froome told a small group of reporters that the Giro d’Italia was, “certainly an interesting route and a more balanced route that you’d expect in a Grand Tour, with a balance in the time trials and the big mountain stages. It’s definitely going to be an exciting race.
“Whether I’m going to be there who knows. I think that it’s unlikely given that my focus is still the Tour but I’m definitely not going to rule it out.”
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Froome has made no secret of his admiration of the Giro route in the past but ever since he has focused on the Tour de France the three time winner has opted to skip Italy’s premiere race.
One option could see Froome tackle the Giro and Tour de France double in the same year. However, no rider has won both in the same season since Marco Pantani in 1998, while Froome’s great rival Alberto Contador saw his 2015 challenge unravel after a punishing Giro left him with little in the reserve come July.
When asked by Cyclingnews if he could take on the double at some point, the three-time Tour winner replied: “That’s a good question. We’ve not really come up with a programme yet for next year. That will happen in the next few weeks. I’ll sit down with the team, with Tim Kerrison and come up with a strategy for next year.”
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