What does it feel like to watch the Tour de France as a spectator after winning it four times? Chris Froome found out this past July, and it turns out it takes him right back to being sixteen years old in a boarding school common room in Johannesburg, watching some of the greats battle through the mountains and thinking: I want to get there one day. Now, he’s on a mission to help other young riders in Africa do just that with the Froome Foundation—and you can help his mission.
Host Molly Hurford and inGamba creative director James Startt sit down with the four-time Tour de France champion and seven-time Grand Tour winner just days after his first Tour de France as a spectator, hosting guests on early morning rides with Skoda. We chat about the three career moments that still stand out above everything else, what it was like to run in cycling shoes up Mont Ventoux with a broken bike and the yellow jersey in 2016 compared to winning on Ventoux in 2013 so completely spent that he had to get oxygen at the finish line.
Then the conversation turns to what comes next: Chris grew up in Kenya, and that connection to East Africa has never left him. The Froome Foundation is now taking shape, with the goal of giving young East African riders access to bikes, education, and a potential pathway into professional cycling. The foundation’s first fundraising experience, a small-group ride through the South of France roads Chris trained on throughout his career, is coming up in August with inGamba—and spots are still available.
To learn more about the Froome Foundation trip or to inquire about spots, click here.
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