News British cyclist Chris Froome has set his sights on double gold glory in Rio after sealing his third overall Tour de France victory when he crossed the finish line of the 21-stage race in Paris on Sunday (24 July) The Team Sky rider, who won the 2013 and 2015 races, is the first man to defend the legendary title in more than 20 years and the first Brit to win the title three times In Rio, Froome will be competing in both the road race and the time trial Tour de France 2016: Chris Froome: the making of a British cycling legend Of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games road race, Froome said: “It’s more of a gamble, being a one-day race and having such small teams, only five per nation It’s going to be an extremely hard race to judge tactically, you can’t just put eight guys on the front and hold it back for the last climb and make it as selective as possible With the looks of the team that we’ve got, the inclusion of Steve Cummings, we can be competitive, and to have a result there would be phenomenal ” The Great Britain men’s road race team will feature Froome alongside Geraint Thomas, Adam Yates, Ian Stannard, and Steve Cummings Froome cruises home in the peloton after he built up a lead of more than four minutes over the previous 20 stages (Photo:Getty Images/Michael Steele) When it comes to the time trial, where he won the bronze medal at London 2012, Froome said that he has “been thinking about it for six months” Become an expert on road cycling with our infographic He added that: “the course suits me well, it has 1000 metres of climbing, and is 60 kilometres”, which is long for a time trial and will play to the Nairobi-born rider's strengths Froome intends to compete in next weekend’s Ride London Classic one-day race and will then fly to Rio a week later in order to look over the course for the road race and time trial and finalise challenge for Olympic gold Mark Cavendish focused on Olympic glory in Rio as he leaves Tour de France