Chris Froome has not (yet) been officially confirmed as retired from professional racing, but it has now emerged that he is already set to work for an AI training platform as a chief innovation officer.
The 40-year-old four-time Tour de France winner is currently working, in a part-time position, according to Cycling Weekly, which first broke the news, for the French company Vekta.
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The press release says that as chief innovation officer at Vekta – which describes itself as “an AI-powered training and coaching platform” – Froome will be “working closely with the leadership team across product innovation, performance modelling and long-term platform strategy, helping to ensure that Vekta’s technology reflects how athletes really train, race and adapt over time.”
“For me, this is about rolling up my sleeves and helping build what comes next in performance,” Froome said in the same press release, “and I’m very excited to get stuck in”.
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