The 32-year-old Briton said Wednesday that he hopes the details will be finalized by the time the 2017 Tour starts Saturday in Duesseldorf, Germany.

He said he still feels “quite young in cycling terms” and possibly capable of racing for five or six more years at the top level.

If he wins his fourth title this year, Froome would trail only Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault and Miguel Indurain – who all won five Tours.