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Chris Froome at 2013 Tour de France presentation (copyright Simon MacMichael)Chris Froome likely to miss World Championships, says Sir Dave Brailsford
Chris Froome seems likely to miss the UCI Road World Championships in Richmond, Virginia later this month as a result of the fractured ankle he sustained when he crashed at the Vuelta last week.
– Chris Froome abandons Vuelta as scans confirm ankle fracture
Team Sky principal Sir Dave Brailsford confirmed to BBC Sport that the Tour de France champion won’t be able to ride "for a couple of weeks.”
Asked about the prospects of the 30-year-old racing at the event in the United States, Brailsford replied: "It looks unlikely. The fracture will take a while to heal."
Froome, bronze medallist in the individual time trial at the London 2012 Olympics, had been named on Great Britain’s long list for that event, as well as in the squad for the road race.
– Cavendish, Froome and Armitstead head GB Road World Championships long list
Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.
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So who will be our protected leader. Was hoping it would be G before I saw he was riding la vuelta.
Not seen the course though so not sure what type off rider it suits.
The course has cobbles and is technical, there is 100m climbing per 10mile lap and 16 laps - 1600m climbing, with most of it backloaded in the lap - http://richmond2015.com/about/courses/road-circuit/
This is the long list:
Adam Blythe - not raced since DNF @ Eneco
Mark Cavendish - ToB
Steve Cummings - Vuelta (TT?)
Alex Dowsett - ToB (TT?)
Andy Fenn - ToB
Chris Froome
Luke Rowe - Not raced since DNF @ Plouay
Geraint Thomas - Vuelta
Scott Thwaites - Tour of Alberta
Ian Stannard - ToB
Ben Swift - ToB
Adam Yates - Tour of Alberta
Simon Yates - not raced since Plouay
Of the above - I'd suggest Stannard, Swift and Cavendish as the three best bets depending on the way the race plays out - it could be won from a tiny break, a selective bunch or a full bunch sprint...
All part of the plan, apparently. What plan I hear you say? The plan of course; if you don't know what the plan is then you mustn't be in on the plan.
All part of the plan, apparently. What plan I hear you say? The plan of course; if you don't know what the plan is then you mustn't be in on the plan.