One day to go in Rome and he’s got it.
He managed to resist evey attack against him and has a 46 second lead going into the last stage tomorrow.
Winning tomorrow will earn him the triple crown of Grand Tours-Tour de France, Vuelta and now the Giro.
“It’s an amazing feeling,” admitted Froome after the race.
He told Eurosport: “I have to say a really big part of being able to do what I was able to do yesterday was everyone believing me and everyone buying into the one plan we had. A lot of times when things don’t work out on the general classification for a rider, they lose a few minutes and you can see the team falls apart. Guys start going in the breaks and doing their own thing a little bit more.
“With us it just felt like the guys got behind me everyday. They were like ‘listen, you’ve had a tough day but don’t worry you’ll be back tomorrow. You’ll get better we believe in you.’ It just feels amazing to be able to repay them after three weeks of hard work. To finish it off today is just amazing.”
Team Sky has the team overall as well.
Froome said: “I felt very much in control and very capable of following today. I think everyone had such a hard day yesterday that no one really had the extra legs to go anywhere.
“This Giro has been brutal – absolutely brutal. When someone tends to have a bad day here it’s not just a matter of 30 seconds or one minute – it’s 10-15 minutes. It’s a brutal race. In a way for us it was just to follow and keep an eye on Tom.”
