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Froome insists yellow jersey bid can wait
Despite yet another climbing display that put Sky team leader Bradley Wiggins in the shade,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Chris Froome insists his time to win the yellow jersey can wait.
"I'd love to. It'd be an absolute dream for me to try and win the Tour,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], but that's obviously something for the future,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]," said Froome.
If,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], as expected,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], he keeps his lead through the remaining three stages and stands atop the podium in Paris on Sunday, Wiggins will owe a debt of gratitude to his entire Sky team, but especially Froome.
The Kenyan-born Briton has been Wiggins' last support man on the epic climbs of the race,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], on which he has often appeared far more comfortable than his team leader.
On Thursday Froome was itching to chase down Spaniard Alejandro Valverde in the final kilometres of a final,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], 15 km climb to the finish -- in a bid to win the stage as well as widen their overall advantage.
But after he coasted ahead, Wiggins appeared unable to follow.
In the end they finished 19sec down on Valverde to go into Friday's 18th stage,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], on which Wiggins's lead is unlikely to come under attack, first and second overall. Froome is 2min 05sec behind Wiggins.
Wiggins was quick to acknowledge the role Froome's impressive pace-setting in the mountains has played.
"He's been absolutely solid the whole Tour for me," said the Englishman.
Since winning stage seven on the race's first hilltop finish then finishing second in the stage nine time trial,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Froome has looked Wiggins' biggest rival.
Wiggins admitted Thursday: "It doesn't take a rocket scientist to work out he's better in our camp than someone else's,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]. He's an incredible climber,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]."
Having shown his capabilities at the 2011 Tour of Spain,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], where he finished runner-up and one place ahead of Wiggins,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Froome has been hailed as the next big Grand Tour contender.
"I do the job to the best of my ability every day. I don't have any regrets,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]," said Froome.
Asked how long he would be happy to play the support role for Wiggins,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], he added: "For as long as he wants to. For as long as the team wants to. That's the way teams work."
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