"I’m just keeping the door open" - Chris Froome insists his retirement is not 100% certain in 2025

The legendary Chris Froome has a palmares most riders can only ever dream of. Although he has four Tour de France wins, two Vuelta a Espana victories, a Giro d'Italia and numerous other successes in his illustrious career, the truth is that Froome hasn't been competitive for the last few years. Nevertheless, the determination of the 39-year-old's Brit is still as strong as ever.

In the final season of his contract at Israel - Premier Tech, the widely expected action for Froome to take at the end of the year is to enter retirement. According to the man himself though, this is still far from a certainty because as mentioned, he desire to race and his love of the sport of cycling is still incredibly strong.

“I haven’t 100% decided that I’ll be retiring at the end of this year,” Froome admits on ITV Sport commentator Ned Boulting's Never Strays Far podcast at an early season Israel - Premier Tech training camp. “Chances are, yes, I’ll be calling it a day, but I’m just keeping the door open. [I’ll] see how this year goes, see how I’m feeling towards the end of it.”

Froome has long been open about his goal of trying to race professionally until he's 40. Moving into his fourth decade in May this year though, the Brit still doesn't seem completely ready to say goodbye to the peloton just yet. “Once you’re into it, you’re into it,” he concludes.

Time will tell if this is Froome's final year in the pro peloton, whether he decides to retire or is forced to do so by a lack of interest from teams. Regardless though, despite the quieter and somewhat disappointing end to his career, Froome can reflect on one of, if not the most successful careers of modern cycling.