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Christopher FROOME
Great BritainIsrael - Premier Tech41 years- Wins 2025 incl. stages
- 0
- Podiums
- 0
- In our records
- 2015–2025
HighlightsGiro 2018Tour 2015, 2016, 2017Giro mountains jersey 2018Tour mountains jersey 20152 Giro stages 20183 Tour stages 2016, 2015+3 more
Road season
UCI points over time
11,875 pts · 2015–2023 · per month2015–20222023Biggest wins
Form
best result, last 10 racesMercan'Tour Classic Alpes-Maritimes · 29 May 2024Tour de Pologne · 10 Aug 2025
Speciality
percentile among 19,516 men- Stage race, percentile 100, best of the group, score 100 of 100, group average 6
- Climbing, percentile 100, best of the group, score 100 of 100, group average 8
- Puncheur, percentile 99, score 59 of 100, group average 2
- Sprint, percentile 98, score 25 of 100, group average 2
- One-day, percentile 66, score 25 of 100, group average 22
Career results
86 races| Date | Race | Class | Place per stage | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20255 races | ||||
| 4 Aug | Tour de Pologne | 2.UWT | 68 | |
| 3 Jul | Sibiu Cycling Tour | 2.1 | 55 | |
| 15 Jun | Tour de Suisse | 2.UWT | 97 | |
| 21 Apr | Tour of the Alps | 2.Pro | 76 | |
| 17 Feb | UAE Tour | 2.UWT | DNF | |
| 20247 races | ||||
| 15 Oct | Tour of Guangxi | 2.UWT | 98 | |
| 4 Aug | Arctic Race of Norway | 2.Pro | 89 | |
| 6 Jul | Sibiu Cycling Tour | 2.1 | 103 | |
| 2 Jun | Critérium du Dauphiné | 2.UWT | 81 | |
| 29 May | Mercan'Tour Classic Alpes-Maritimes | 1.1 | 47 | |
| 4 Mar | Tirreno-Adriatico | 2.UWT | DNS | |
| 18 Feb | Tour du Rwanda | 2.1 | 27 | |
| 202310 races | ||||
| 15 Oct | Utsunomiya Japan Cup Road Race | 1.Pro | DNF | |
| 5 Oct | Tour of Hainan | 2.Pro | 63 | |
| 27 Jul | Czech Tour | 2.Pro | DNF | |
| 15 Jun | La Route d'Occitanie - CIC | 2.1 | 40 | |
| 13 Jun | CIC - Mont Ventoux | 1.Pro | 55 | |
| 30 May | Mercan'Tour Classic Alpes-Maritimes | 1.1 | 14 | |
| 25 Apr | Tour de Romandie | 2.UWT | 97 | |
| 19 Feb | Tour du Rwanda | 2.1 | 24 | |
| 29 Jan | Mapei Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race | 1.UWT | DNF | |
| 17 Jan | Santos Tour Down Under | 2.UWT | 117 | |
| 20227 races | ||||
| 19 Aug | La Vuelta Ciclista a España | 2.UWT | 113 | |
| 1 Jul | Tour de France | 2.UWT | DNS | |
| 5 Jun | Critérium du Dauphiné | 2.UWT | DNS | |
Season and career
| Wins | Podiums | Top 10s | GC | Stages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 31 | 78 | 141 | 9 | 22 |
Rank
among 15,621 men · 2025- Wins0, no rank
- Podiums0, no rank
- Stage wins0, no rank
- Top 10s0, no rank
- UCI points0, no rank
In our records.
Records and streaks
in our records- 13wins in 2015most in one season
- 6race top-10s in a rowlongest, 2017–2018
Palmares
4 Grand Tours31 wins · 9 GC · 4 Grand Tours- GCTour de France×3'17, '16, '15
- GCGiro d'Italia'18
- GCLa Vuelta Ciclista a España'17
- GCVuelta a Andalucia Ruta Ciclista Del Sol'15
- GCCritérium du Dauphiné×2'16, '15
- GCJayco Herald Sun Tour'16
- MountainsGiro d'Italia'18
- PointsLa Vuelta Ciclista a España'17
- MountainsJayco Herald Sun Tour'16
- PointsVuelta a Andalucia Ruta Ciclista Del Sol'15
- MountainsTour de France'15
- StageVuelta a Andalucia Ruta Ciclista Del Sol×6'15
- StageLa Vuelta Ciclista a España×5'17, '16
- StageCritérium du Dauphiné×3'16, '15
- StageTour de France×3'16, '15
- StageGiro d'Italia×2'18
- StageTour de Romandie×2'16, '15
- StageJayco Herald Sun Tour'16
Rivals
closest recordsHead-to-head
FROOME ahead in 6 of 19 races both finished · stages 86–129
- FROOME3178141922
- MEINTJES6167413
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Seasons
11| Year | Age | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | UCI points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40 | Israel - Premier Tech | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 39 | Israel - Premier Tech | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 38 | Israel - Premier Tech | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2022 | 37 | Israel - Premier Tech | 7 | 0 | 1 | 40 |
| 2021 | 36 | Israel Start-Up Nation | 13 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2020 | 35 | Team Ineos | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 34 | Team Ineos | 5 | 0 | 1 | 51 |
| 2018 | 33 | Team Sky | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2,112 |
| 2017 | 32 | Team Sky | 9 | 4 | 16 | 3,692 |
| 2016 | 31 | Team Sky | 10 | 11 | 31 | 3,771 |
Favourite races
most editionsBy race class
rate per race- 2.UWT28%10/36, all starters 2%
- 2.18%1/13, all starters 3%
- 2.Pro10%1/10, all starters 3%
- 1.UWT0%0/7, all starters 2%
- 1.10%0/4, all starters 2%
- 1.Pro0%0/3, all starters 2%
- CM100%2/2, all starters 4%
- JO50%1/2, all starters 4%
Dot: FROOME · tick: all starters in the class · in our records.
By country
8| France | 21 | 12 | 1 |
| Italy | 14 | 4 | 1 |
| Spain | 12 | 15 | 1 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Australia | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 0 | 22 |
| Belgium | 3 | 0 | 112 |
In our records.
