Cycling racer Chris Frum: biography

Chris Frum won three times in the Tour de France and finished third in the Vuelta of Spain three times, securing his status as one of the most successful modern riders.

Born in Kenya, the athlete played for his homeland, until in 2008 he was not allowed to speak for Britain. So began his successful cooperation with the British team, for which he won bronze in the time trial at the London Olympics in 2012 and repeated this result in Rio de Janeiro four years later.

Other highlights of Frum's career include 10 wins at major tournaments that are not included in the Grand Tour, including three in the Criterion du Dofine, two on the Romance and Oman tours, and a championship at Criterium International, Vuelta Andalucia and Herald Sun Tour.

Chris Frum: Biography

Chris was born on May 20, 1985 in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi in the family of Clive and Jane Frum. He began to participate in bicycle competitions, living in South Africa. A commendable 17th place in the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne opened up his talent to a wide audience. Soon in 2007, he signed his first professional contract with a team from South Africa, Konica Minolta.

The debut season of the athlete, including participation in the "Tour of Britain", in 2008 led to a contract with the professional continental team of the second echelon of the International Union of Cyclists "Barlowworld", with which in July he first took part in the Tour de France and took the fourth place in The Herald Sun tour in October.

In March 2009, Frum won his first professional victory in the second stage of the Giro del Capo in South Africa and came 32nd at his first Giro d'Italia, after which he signed a contract with the newly formed Team Sky to participate in the Her starting season in 2010.

Chris Frum showed his potential by taking second place in the British national races, losing to Bradley Wiggins, the fifth at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi and the ninth at the Tour du Var in France before making a breakthrough in the 2011 season on the "Vuelta of Spain ".

Spanish Steps

Here Chris Frum (cyclist) won an exciting mountain stage 17 and in the end in the overall standings was second. This was his best finish on the "Vuelta", which repeated the achievement of Robert Millar. The athlete became the only Briton who took the second place on the Grand Tour at that time.

Frum was a member of the UK team, which helped Mark Cavendish win the world championship in the group race. He came third on the "Tour of Beijing" before the unforgettable 2012 for both the rider himself and for British cycling in general.

After winning the seventh section of the Tour de France race, Frum briefly put on the leader's jersey to help Wiggins become the first Briton to win the famous competition. He finished second, and the team of Great Britain for the first time in history won a prize on the podium of this prestigious race.

In the same season, Frum received a bronze medal at the London Olympics, losing to Wiggins' gold, and finished fourth in the Vuelta.

The first triumph

Having shown himself at the stage race, Froom in early 2013 was in better shape: he won the Tour of Oman, was second in Tirreno-Adriatico, won at Criterion International, Criterion du Dofine and Tour of Romandia Even before taking part in the most prestigious bicycle race in France.

A serious application for the championship was made after winning the eighth stage in Ax 3 Domaines, when he became the leader of the race and showed a great ride, defending the first place all the way to Paris with victories on the legendary Mont-Vanto mountain and 17th site.

Frum hoped for a good result at the competitions in Yorkshire in 2014, but, unfortunately, the fall in the fifth stage prevented his plans, although he finished the season strongly, having shown the second result on the "Vuelta of Spain".

Regular victories

In 2015, Chris did not disappoint - he won the race "Ruta del Sol" in Spain and "Criterion du Dofine" on the eve of the Tour de France. A strong finish in the third stage of the "Moore de Ju" in Belgium allowed Frum to briefly put on the leader's yellow jersey. After Tony Martin was out of the fight, the Brit returned to her in the seventh section and did not take off all the way to Paris, showing dominance, including a victory in Pierre-Saint-Martin.

Chris Frum - cyclist, 2016 dedicated to trying to join the elite company three times won the Tour de France. He began with the first place in the Herald Sun Tour.

The third victory in Le Tour de France

Chris Froom "Tour de France" in 2016 won, perhaps, in the most exciting fight in his career. He decisively defeated in the eighth competition, having dispersed on the descent from the mountain Kohl-de-Peyresurd, got the yellow jersey of the leader, which he did not take off until Paris, although not without dramatic moments. At the 12th stage, the Team Sky member collided with Richie Port and Bauke Mollemoy after the spectators forced the motorcycle to stop. Frum lost time, and his teammate Adam Yates briefly wore a yellow jersey until the officials recovered the time lost by Chris, allowing him to keep a lead in the remaining nine plots.

In Rio de Janeiro, Frum won his second Olympic medal, repeating his own bronze achievement in the time trial in London four years ago, after 12th place in a grueling road race.

Arriving in Spain to participate in the "Vuelta", one of the most difficult and most exciting Grand Tours of recent years, Chris fought on an equal footing with his old rival Nairo Quintana, winning three stages, including a team race for a time, and gave way to first place Second for the third time in his sports career.

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Chris Frum was born in Kenya, where his English parents moved to work on the farm. He started seriously cycling at the age of 13. He studied at a secondary school in South Africa and studied economics at the University of Johannesburg for two years.

While engaged in snake fishing in Africa, Froom took a great interest in mountain bike riding in the Kenyan bush. According to him, once he was haunted by a behemoth. Wildlife is still among his hobbies.

According to Frum, with an economic education, he would have worked in the office, had he not become a professional athlete. And Nelson Mandela is the most famous person he met. Chris Frum and his wife Michelle live in Monaco, they have a son, Kellan. In 2016, the athlete became an officer of the Order of the British Empire.