November 2013 After winning the Tour de France, Froome returned to his first | 2006 Under-23 World Championships | September 2009 Froome joins Team Sky. The team aims to produce the first British winner of the Tour De France | November 2010 Froome is diagnosed with bilharzia | 2011 La Vuelta a España Froome rides in only his second Grand Tour | Verin to Manzaneda | Bradley Wiggins leads La Vuelta for 4 days. By stage 17, Froome is 22 seconds | Despite winning his first stage on a Grand Tour, Froome loses La Vuelta by just 13 seconds | Tomblaine to La Planche des Belles Filles | Albertville to La Toussuire | Tours to Saint-Amand-Montrond | Givors to Mont Ven | Froome retains the yellow jersey all the way to Paris | Ypres to Arenberg | Summer 2015 Chris Froome will attempt to win his second Tour de France