Climb to the stage of the presentation of the Tour of 2020 without being able to hide that limp of the right leg that still betrays the effects of that damn fall of June 12 in the Critérium Dauphiné. An accident that some ventured that would prevent him from being the same again. Chris Froome , after hitting a wall at 60 kilometers per hour, fractured his right femur, elbow, hip and several ribs . A long stay in a hospital and four and a half months of suffering in which the Briton has fought to shorten the deadlines for returning to the competition and to respond to those who predicted a dull future.

The white Kenyan has worked hard in recent weeks to prepare for his return, next Sunday, at the Saitama Criterium (Japan), proof that it seals this season and which rewards some heroes of the year. The competition is not important, the important thing is the promotion of the company ASO (organizer of the Tour de France) in Japan. The presence of Egan Bernal, the last winner of the Grande Boucle, is also expected .

And it is that cycling is an excellent advertising showcase, that they tell Ineos, the powerful company that sponsors the Froome and Bernal cycling team and top-level events, such as the Eliud Kipchoge non-approved marathon record in Vienna. There was Froome, cheering, recording and photographing with the marathoner, who wore a white Ineos shirt. Before the race, the British publicized the test on social networks with messages of encouragement to Kipchoge, also born in Kenya. Unwritten obligation of the multinational standard sportsman led by Sir James Arthur Ratcliffe. An easement of the quadruple winner of the Tour, in exchange for the 5.5 million euros of annual salary.

Last week, Froome acknowledged that he still has three months to recover the fullness of form and that he still pedals at 30% performance with his right leg, but despite this he has promised to participate in the Japanese test. Its mere presence is a great sounding board for the British squad, for the race and for ASO. All happy, even if the idol is lame.

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