With the Tour de France quickly approaching, Chris Froome's hopes of making a return to the Grand Tour have been boosted with his selection for the Critérium du Dauphiné confirmed by Israel - Premier Tech.
Froome, who is a three-time winner of the Critérium du Dauphiné (2013, 2015 & 2016 ed.), recently said it was "still way too early to say," if he'd be allowed a potential Tour de France swansong later this summer, only returned to action from injury at the Mercan'Tour Classic, working primarily in a supporting role for his teammates and eventually coming home nearly 18 minutes down on the winner of the day, Lenny Martinez.
Joining Froome at the Dauphine for Israel - Premier Tech will be the likes of fellow experienced head Jakob Fuglsang, star of the 2023 Giro d'Italia Derek Gee, Froome's compatriot Mason Hollyman, former Tour de France stage winner Hugo Houle, two-time Latvian national champion Krists Neilands and former Dauphine stage winner Dylan Teuns.
Israel - Premier Tech for the 2024 Critérium du Dauphiné
Chris Froome
Derek Gee
Krists Neilands
Dylan Teuns
Jakob Fuglsang
Mason Hollyman
Hugo Houle
We're looking forward to what promises to be a thrilling week of racing at the @dauphine 👊 🔹 Former winners @chrisfroome and @jakob_fuglsang feature in the IPT line-up 🔹 First starts in the race for @DerekGee7 and @MasonHollyman #Dauphiné 🇫🇷 #YallaIPT
