Chris Froome stops and skips the last two stages of the Critérium del Dauphiné.
The four-time Tour winner has not been well for the past two days and on the advice of his team's medical staff has decided to stop.
"The team has decided that the best option for Chris is to rest and start shooting as soon as possible," Israel-Premier Tech wrote on social media this morning.
Froome himself does not hide his disappointment: "I was looking forward to the last two stages, but I don't feel 100 percent. It is a big disappointment for me to leave this race, but I have made good progress and I do not want to compromise the race. most important part of the season ".
After six stages, the former Dauphiné winner (2013, 2015) occupied 76th place in the general classification, more than 11 minutes from the yellow jersey, the Belgian Wout van Aert.