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Froome targets incredible treble as Tour and Rio loom (Reuters)
 By Martyn Herman ALCUDIA, Mallorca (Reuters) - Tour de France champion Chris Froome mapped out lofty goals for the year on Tuesday, setting his sights on a remarkable treble of double Olympic gold and another triumphant ride into Paris. The 30-year-old Briton, who claimed his second Tour de France victory last year, having also won it in 2013, will be favorite for a third in July, before heading to Rio de Janeiro's lush coastline to contest the Olympic road race and time trial. It sounds a tall order, but having completed a recce of Rio's 256.4km road race route, which is littered with steep climbs and cobbles, he liked what he saw. More...
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