Froome's boss slams star's bike-fit claims

Israel-Premier Tech manager insists Tour de France door still open

- Tom Thewlis 

Chris Froome's claims that his team bike and bike position have affected his form in 2023 have been rubbished by his team boss, Sylvan Adams. 

As the 2023 road season drew to a close, Froome finished it without any results of note. Then last month he blamed his position on his team issue Factor bike for his continued poor form.

He said: "We've made some big, big changes in terms of my position, but I am feeling much better now. Interestingly the back pain has just disappeared."

Adams, the owner of the Israel-Premier Tech team, told the Radio Cycling podcast that Froome's claims simply defied logic. "Does it sound logical that someone who won seven Grand Tours is claiming that his saddle position is off by a centimetre or whatever he's saying?" Adams said. "Does that sound credible for a guy who's getting dropped, not even on the last climbs of races but on the early climbs of races?"