[1/2] Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 12 - Briancon to Alpe d'Huez - France - July 14, 2022 Israel-Premier Tech's Chris Froome is seen after stage 12 Pool via REUTERS/Marco Bertorello/File PhotoJune 23 (Reuters) - Four-times winner Chris Froome was left out of Israel-Premier Tech's (IPT) squad for this year's Tour de France on Friday but vowed to return to cycling's premier road race next year.
The 38-year-old Froome said in a recent interview that competing at this year's Tour was his "ultimate goal" after his hopes at last year's race were derailed by a positive COVID-19 test.
"It was a tough decision to select our Tour de France team this year but we feel we selected eight riders best suited to fulfilling our performance objectives," said IPT General Manager Kjell Carlstrom.
Froome told Global Cycling Network that he was disappointed with the decision.
"I respect the team's decision and will take some time before refocusing on objectives later in the season and returning to the Tour de France in 2024."
Persons:
Alpe, Chris Froome, Marco Bertorello, Tech's, Froome, IPT, Guillaume Boivin, Simon Clarke, Hugo Houle, Krists Neilands, Nick Schultz, Corbin Strong, Dylan Teuns, Michael Woods, Kjell Carlstrom, Simon Jennings, Toby Davis
Organizations:
de, de France, Global Cycling Network, Tour de France, Thomson
Locations:
France, Israel, Bilbao, Bengaluru