Froome
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Froome
A surname.
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Briton Froome, 35, in his final Vuelta for Ineos Grenadiers, was dropped on the penultimate climb and is more than 11 minutes behind the leader.
Although Thomas was a protected rider in the team, Sky continued to insist Froome was their leader and Thomas himself was still making the point even after his victory on Alpe d’Huez in the middle week put him one minute 39 seconds clear of his team-mate.
Matching Froome would be apt for the 25-year-old from Hackney.
Froome was initially in discussions with Ineos over an extension before he began talking to other teams.
Chris Froome was slightly better off in 15th, yet he only climbed to 10th in the general classification, two and a half minutes behind the leader.
Chris Froome (Team Sky) attacked with 4 kilometres to go to take stage 14 of the Giro d'Italia, with Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott), who retained the pink jersey, finishing second.