Ten riders to watch at the Tour de France, live on NBC Sports from July 7-29 (broadcast/streaming schedule here) …
Chris Froome If there’s one storyline this year, it’s Froome bid to tie the Tour de France titles record. Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault and Miguel Indurain all won five. Lance Armstrong of course claimed seven, but they were all stripped. Froome’s history chase is clouded by a September doping test that revealed twice the legal limit of an asthma drug.
Team Sky/Great Britain
2013, 2015, 2016, 2017 Tour de France winner