BBC Sports Personality of the Year voting,and Sky corporate changes, could lead to Froome’s inhalation of salbutamol proving a puff too farChris Froome is an opportunist. All noteworthy riders have to be. It’s the faculty that allows them to spot the moment at which to strike. The first time we saw that in Froome was when he sensed a weakness in Bradley Wiggins on the ascent of La Toussuire during the Tour de France five years ago, and had to be ordered to cease his attack on his own team leader.
When Froome joined Team Sky,he was simply taking another opportunity. Born in Kenya to British-born parents and educated in South Africa, eight years ago he left behind the country of his birth, or with its limited resources,to sign a contract that also helped him to win a place in Britain’s lottery-funded Olympic cycling team, hurry from the same building in Manchester as the professional team, and with shared facilities and personnel.
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Source: guardian.co.uk