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Speculations are that Sky teammate Geraint Thomas will feature in the race after a strong Tour de France last month.

Froome claimed his second Tour de France win last month in a controversial race as the Briton had urine thrown on him and was spat at amid ongoing accusations the 30-year-old was doping.

Pre-Tour talk focused on a possible four-way battle between Froome, Quintana, 2014 champion Vincenzo Nibali and two-time victor Alberto Contador, but it was Quintna, a 25-year-old Colombian, who again won the Tour’s white jersey as the best young rider and gave Froome a run...

The vehicle escaped with its two occupants apparently unharmed after coming under fire around 11 a.m. (0900 GMT; 5 a.m. EDT) in the Place de la Concorde, where the cyclists make their final triumphant rounds to conclude the race, said Luc Poignant, a spokesman with the SGP police...