Merckx: Froome can dominate for years
Dan Martin in action during yesterday’s stage the Tour de France from Sallanches to Megeve. Photo: Michael Steele/Getty Images
Eddy Merckx sent a warning to the rest of cycling yesterday, saying he did not see anyone beating Chris Froome for "the next few years" at the Tour de France after the Team Sky rider showed his all-round class with a perfectly judged time-trial win in the French Alps.
Froome beat Dutchman Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Alpecin), his likely rival for gold in the same event in Rio next month, by 21 seconds over a nasty, hilly 17km course from Sallanches to Megeve to claim his second stage win of this year's race.
