In an interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport, Christopher Froome has confirmed  his 2017 program. He will have a schedule that is very similar to the one he had in 2016.

As already known, Froome will start his season in Australia at the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race and the Jayce Herald Sun Tour. He will then head to a three-week altitude tracining camp in South Africa before making his European debut in March at the Volta a Catalunya which he has done every year since 2014. His next race is likely to be the Tour de Romandie which he has won in 2013 and 2014 and which has been on his schedule every year since he emerged as a grand tour contender. As usual, the final race before the Tour de France will be the Criterium du Dauphiné which he won in 2013, 2015 and 2016.

The triple winner of the Tour did not mention Liege-Bastogne-Liège which he did this year. Last month he said that he considered doing the Belgian classic if it could fit into his prepation. In any case, the decision is likely to be madeat the last moment.