Tour de France Live

A year on from Chris Froome’s Tour de France third win in Paris, the first time a British rider has won the Tour de France three times, have the wheels come off Britain’s cycling love affair?

Team Sky’s management has been depressingly called into question following the revelations earlier this year when the racing outfit could not give a convincing account for a mystery medical package delivered to Bradley Wiggins in 2011. The team’s close connection with the Olympic British Cycling team has also become a source of controversy.

How much of this will impact on our enjoyment of this year’s Tour? For the die-hards it matters not – they will meticulously track every cadence shift and time split – but for cycling’s precious new converts, this is a critical year.