Froome rubbishes 'Tour over' talk

[WorldNews]

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Chris Froome dismissed suggestions he's got the Tour de France wrapped up, pointing to four tough stages in the Alps to come. French sports newspaper l'Equipe ran a headline saying "Sans rival" -- without rivals -- at the end of the first two weeks of the Tour, with Froome leading by 1min 47sec overall from Dutchman Bauke Mollema. Froome took time out of all but two of the top climbers -- Mollema and Australian Richie Porte -- on the uphill finish on Mont Ventoux and then crushed the other contenders on Friday's time-trial.

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