Chris Froome's competitive instinct kicks in big time as he tries and tries to beat Marcel Kittel in an arm wrestle as the cameras looked on. Once a competitor, always a competitor.
Video Chris Froome Vs Marcel Kittel arm wrestling
Tour de France champion Chris Froome spoke recently about how he had to control his urges to overdo things when preparing for competition.
At one point he said that as a young rider he decided he would do two six-hour spins in the same 24-hour period. Though he said he crashed and burned within a week.
The man's competitive streak is fierce; his running up Mont Ventoux a couple of years ago making that very clear.
So when he met German powerhouse sprinter Marcel Kittel in an arm wrestling match in Shanghai he didn't hold back.
It was smiles and laughs all the way, but you can clearly see Froome was desperate to get one over on his rival.
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The German was always going to be the favourite. But Froome tried to attack him a few times in a bid to catch him off guard.
They are both in China for some post season criteriums run by ASO, which owns the Tour de France and seems to like squeezing the last drop out of the riders at this time of year.
Le duel le plus inattendu : @chrisfroome vs @marcelkittel / The most (un)-expected fight: @chrisfroome vs @marcelkittel ?#ShanghaiCriterium pic.twitter.com/S9HZC57AYz
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