PARIS — The normally deferential Chris Froome, who won his second Tour de France by completing a drizzly and chilly final stage on Sunday, was emphatic about one aspect of his victory during his last news conference before the result was official.
“Of course I spent my childhood back in Africa, so there’s going to be a lot of people in Africa who are going to be proud of what I achieved,” Froome said Saturday evening. “But I’m British. I’ve got British parents, grandparents; my family is British. This is 100 percent a British victory.”
Still, although Froome now lives in Britain, is married to a Briton and rides for a British team, even his autobiography, “The Climb,” makes a convincing case that he is also the first African to win the Tour, cycling’s most important event.