With one year remaining on his contract with Israel Premier Tech, Chris Froome may be looking to 2025 as his final season in the peloton.

The Englishman, who is currently finishing his 2024 campaign with the Tour of Guangxi, will turn 40 next May, the final year of a five-year contract with the team and nearly 17 years after turning pro at Barloworld.

At the Tour of Guangxi, Froome said he wants to “do what I can do” in cycling, even if he is not looking to produce results himself as he once did.

“I'm going to talk to the team at the end of the season and figure out exactly what next year is going to be like and immerse myself in that,” Froome told WielerFlits before Wednesday's second stage in Guangxi. [At the moment, I want to do what I can do in this sport. Realistically, I'm not looking for victory.”

“I very much agree,” he replied. 'I love this sport and I love riding my bike, so it's very easy.'

Froome spent most of this stage as a sprinter's day, riding 181 km from Zhengzhou to Jingxi in the main breakaway group.

He will be the team leader in China for 161km, but will spend the week supporting his teammates.

Another British rider, Jake Stewart, finished third for the team in Jinxi.

“I wouldn't say it's a new role,” Froome said of supporting his teammates this week. 'I've always done my best to help my teammates.'

“In terms of Britain's future, I think he has a great chance to develop into a really big rider in the future,” he added when asked about Blackmore, who also won the Tour de Rwanda and Tour de Taiwan earlier this season.

Froome, who was in his prime from 2011 to 2018 and won seven Grand Tours, including four Tour de France, was also asked about Tadej Pogachar's current dominance.

He racked up 17 GC wins during his own period of dominance, but Froome said Pogachar is a completely different rider, with 88 wins to his 46.

“When you are dominant, it comes naturally,” Froome said of the criticism that comes with domination in the sport.

“But obviously my dominance was very different. He's like that in every race he goes to, whether it's the spring classics, the end-of-season classics, or the Grand Tours.

“His season was really incredible.