Chris Froome's Tour de France success the reward for Team Sky's training

Team Sky's physiologist Tim Kerrison has revolutionised the way their riders prepare for big races such as the Tour de France The moment when Chris Froome produced a sudden, violent acceleration, spinning the pedals at an intense rate as he attempted, successfully, to ride Alberto Contador off his wheel on the ascent of Mont Ventoux may come to encapsulate the 100th Tour de France if he goes on to win on Sunday in Paris. Inevitably the move raised eyebrows, given that seated accelerations at the...