Froome to chase five

CHRIS Froome has set his sights on a fifth Tour de France which would move him alongside legends Eddy Merckx, Jacques Anquetil, Bernard Hinault and Miguel Indurain as a five-time winner.

“It’s a huge honour to be talked about in the same sentence as those guys with their place in the history of the Tour de France,” said the 32-yearold Englishman said after claiming his fourth title in Paris yesterday.

“It is just a privilege to even be in the position to be going for that kind of record.”

“Each time I’ve won the Tour it’s so unique and so different and it is such a different battle to get to this moment.

First of all, however, was a Froome family celebration after being reunited with his wife and young son in Paris.

Froome had already toasted with a glass of champagne on the road during yesterday’s 21st and final stage of the 104th edition of the Tour, a 103km run from Montgeron to Paris.

Australian Michael Matthews, 26, took out the tour’s green jersey after topping the points classification.