SAINT-LO, France -- Featuring two individual time trials and a lot of mountains, the Tour de France route suits titleholder Chris Froome very well. Howie Long Womens Jersey . The British allrounder, however, believes pure climbing specialists will excel in the heat of the French summer.Its a route that is very much a climbers route, Froome told The Associated Press in a TV interview ahead of the Tour starting at Mont Saint-Michel on Saturday. Even though we have two time trials, they are very hilly time trials.Those two stages take place in the second half of the 3,519-kilometer three-week race. The first one, on Stage 13, is on 37.5 kilometers of rolling terrain in the Ardeche region, and comes a day after the daunting ascent of Mont Ventoux, where Froome made his mark in 2013 for his first Tour triumph.The second time trial, in the Alps, will be the Tours first mountain time trial since the 2004 ascent of lAlpe dHuez.The guys who climb well should go right in them, Froome said.Careful of maintaining a sense of suspense until the very end of the race, Tour organizers have chiseled a well-balanced route with many opportunities for Froomes main rivals, Nairo Quintana, Alberto Contador, and Fabio Aru, as well as the French duo of Thibaut Pinot and Romain Bardet.The race features 28 mountain passes and four very hard stages in four days in the final week, where the trio of main contenders is expected to be among the leaders and on the attack.In 2013 and 2015, Froome lost time to Quintana in the closing mountain stages. But he has slightly changed his schedule this year in order to maintain his peak longer, especially as he will be competing in the road race at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in August.If that different approach bears fruit, Froome should be in a better shape come the third week of the Tour.Hes coming up to top form a bit later, and hell try to hold onto that through to the Olympics and the second part of the season, Team Sky boss Dave Brailsford said. He is in great shape.In his quest to become just the eighth rider to win three Tours, Froome will be helped by the strongest team of the field. Team Sky features Sergio Henao, Mikel Landa, Woet Poels, and Geraint Thomas, who will be key assets during the nine mountain stages.Weve got a fantastic team. Ive got a lot of confidence in my teammates, Froome said at his team hotel in Normandy. I feel privileged to be in a position to be leading a lineup of guys like that. Guys who can be leaders in their own right have come here to support me. Its something that gives me a lot of confidence coming into the Tour de France.---Associated Press writer Hernan Munoz Ratto contributed to this report. Fred Biletnikoff Jersey . Louis Cardinals. Victorino is batting sixth and playing right field after missing two games because of back tightness. Raiders Hats . They hope to persuade the other team owners and commissioner Roger Goodell to put pressure on Redskins owner Daniel Snyder to drop the nickname they find offensive. "Given the way the meeting transpired," Ray Halbritter, an Oneida representative and leader of the "Change the Mascot Campaign," said Wednesday, "it became somewhat evident they were defending the continued use of the name. http://www.theraidersfansclub.com/Black-Ronnie-Lott-Raiders-Jersey.html?cat=869 .H. -- Matt Kenseth made it 2 for 2 in the Chase, holding off teammate Kyle Busch to win Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. ROCHESTER, Mich. -- Sherron Dorsey-Walker hit five 3-pointers and had 27 points -- both career highs -- and Jalen Hayes scored 18 on 6-of-8 shooting as Oakland cruised to a 92-64 win over Oral Roberts on Thursday night.Dorsey-Walker made 9 of 13 from the field, 4 of 4 free throws and had four assists, and Stevie Clark added 10 points and nine assists. Martez Walker, Oaklands leading scorer at 20.9 per game, failed to reach double figures for the first time this year, finishing with seven points on 2-of-7 shhooting. Sebastian Janikowski Raiders Jersey. Dorsey-Walker hit a 3 and then converted a 3-point play when he was fouled on a dunk to spark a 21-6 run that gave the Golden Grizzlies (7-1) a 43-26 lead with 2:46 left in the half and led by double figures the rest of the way. Isaiah Brocks layup with 8:58 to play gave Oakland its biggest lead, 85-48.Albert Owens scored a career-high 23 points for ORU (1-6). Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Wholesale Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys China NFL Cheap Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys ' ' '