Even though a suggestion made by Christopher Froome that he might not participate in the Tour de France 2015 edition turned out to be too catchy not to make a top of the headlines, a common sense dictated that Team Sky management won’t be equally enthusiastic about such prospect. Thus, still unimpressed about the atypical route, the 29-year old Briton emphasized his affection for the French Grand Tour and stated that a final decision on the next season’s schedule will be made within two months.

“As we go into November and December it is our planning period where we are going to decide what we want to achieve in 2015 and what we are going to target for the year ahead,” Froome told De Telegraaf.

Froome’s declaration following the official route presentation had to be considered slightly surprising. The 29-year old Briton is considered by some the best climber in the professional peloton while a last time trial he tackled definitely hadn’t increased his chances in the general classification of the Vuelta.

Asked about it, Team Sky rider focused on the “balanced” Giro d’Italia route, which in his opinion perfectly suits his characteristics.

 “Anything is possible. I love the Tour and that hasn’t changed.”

“It’s not that I’m doubting it, it’s only that the Giro represents a really good opportunity next year,” he said. “It is a route that suits me very well and it’s a very all-rounded route. I don’t know how many opportunities I’ll have like that, to do the Giro. That’s also something for me to consider.

“I haven’t decided anything at this point. At this point I’m just considering all of my opportunities and at the moment the route for the Giro looks a very all-round route and the Tour looks as if it’s a route very much in the mountains, for climbers. It’s different.”