Geraint Thomas and Chris Froome have five Tour de France wins between them but both were both left out of the Ineos team this year AFP/Philippe LOPEZROME: Far from the Tour de France, Chris Froome's struggles to return to full race fitness continued on the Italian roads of the Tirreno-Adriatico with the British rider just inside the top 100 in his final stage race before his bid for a third Vuelta a Espana title next month.
Froome, who moves to Israel Start-Up Nation in 2021, believes he"could have played a role" in the Tour, but understood the decision. But three days from the finish and coming out of the mountain stages which could have allowed him to stand out, he fell out of the top 100. But with such performances, it remains to be seen whether Ineos will maintain its choice of having Froome as their team leader in Spain.