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Tour leader Froome sends message of support to Nice victims

Britain's Chris Froome, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey runs with his bike after a crash at the end of the twelfth stage of the Tour de France cycling race with start in Montpellier and finish six kilometers (3.7 miles) before the Mont Ventoux, France, Thursday, July 14, 2016. The wind, combined with a temperature just above the freezing level on top of the "Giant of Provence," forced organizers to move the finish line six kilometers (3.7 miles) down the road to the Chalet Reynard. (Jeff Pachoud/ Pool Photo via AP) Britain's Chris Froome, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey runs with his bike after a crash at the end of the twelfth stage of the Tour de France cycling race with start in Montpellier and finish six kilometers (3.7 miles) before the Mont Ventoux, France, Thursday, July 14, 2016. The wind, combined with a temperature just above the freezing level on top of the "Giant of Provence," forced organizers to move the finish line six kilometers (3.7 miles) down the road to the Chalet Reynard. (Jeff Pachoud/ Pool Photo via AP)

By Associated Press July 15, 2016 1 min read

NYONS, France (AP) – Tour de France leader Chris Froome has sent a message of support to the victims of the deadly attack in Nice.

The defending champion posted a picture of the blue, white and red French flag and wrote: “Thoughts are with those affected by the horrific terror attack in Nice.”

Froome was scheduled to compete in the race’s first time trial later Friday.

France has been stunned again after a large truck mowed through a crowd of revelers gathered for a Bastille Day fireworks display in the Riviera city of Nice, killing at least 80. The attack Thursday night on France’s national holiday took place after attacks last November in Paris killed 130