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.
