Britain’s top Tour de France winner has appeared in a video speaking Hebrew and eating hummus to mark his move to the fledgling Israeli cycling team, Israel Start-Up Nation.
Chris Froome, 35, starred in the two-minute clip alongside Israeli cycling ace Guy Sagiv. The British star, who won the coveted yellow jersey four times, started the video by saying “my name is Froomy” in Hebrew, and ended it by saying “sababa” as he enjoyed the Israeli food.
In an interview, Mr Froome said the Israeli club was hoping to “replicate what Team Sky did for British cycling.”
His former team, now known as Ineos Grenadiers, encouraged generations of cyclists to get into the sport, he said in a video released by his new team for the 2021 season.
“This is something we’re hoping to replicate over in Israel and by doing so we’ll hopefully see a lot more young Israeli cyclists,” the British athlete said.
