Chris Froome won seven Grand Tours during his remarkable career to sit joint fourth on the all-time list in cycling.Though best known for his four Tour de France titles, Froome also won the Vuelta a Espana twice while his final three-week victory was in the Giro d’Italia.Here the Press Association looks at his run of success.2011 Vuelta a EspanaFroome was Britain’s first Grand Tour winner, though he did not know it at the time. Only called into Team Sky’s Vuelta line-up as a late replacement for Lars Petter Nordhaug, Froome rode as a domestique for Bradley Wiggins, but took the leader’s red jersey after the stage 10 time trial. He soon handed red to his team-mate, but after Wiggins dropped back on the Angliru on stage 15, Froome remained second overall as Juan Jose Cobo took red, ultimately finishing the race 13 seconds down overall. When Cobo was eventually banned for drug offences in July 2019, Froome was retrospectively named the winner.2013 Tour de FranceFroome took a famous victory on Mont Ventoux to underline his dominance of the 2013 Tour (Tim Ireland/PA) (PA Archive)After Froome rode the 2012 Tour in support of Wiggins, finishing second overall, a leadership battle was avoided as Wiggins went to the Giro and Froome entered the Tour as Team Sky’s leader. He made an inauspicious start with a crash in the neutral zone ahead of the opening stage, but seized control of the Tour with victory on Ax 3 Domaines on stage eight. His solo victory on Mont Ventoux on stage 15 underlined his dominance before his time trial victory two stages later sealed the deal.2015 Tour de FranceFroome, right, celebrated his 2015 victory alongside team-mate Geraint Thomas in Paris (Mike Egerton/PA) (PA Archive)Froome’s title defence in 2014 was ended by a stage five crash, but a year later Froome returned to reclaim his crown. He took the yellow jersey early with victory on the Mur de Huy, and although Tony Martin briefly claimed the lead, Froome put major time into his rivals on stage 10 to La Pierre Saint-Martin to reclaim it. There was a late crisis as Nairo Quintana ate into his lead on the Alpe d’Huez, but Froome held on for his second Tour win.2016 Tour de FranceFroome was forced to run up Mont Ventoux after his bike was broken in a crash in 2016 (Stephane Mantey/PA) (PA Archive)The 2016 Tour will always be remembered for Froome’s bizarre run up Mont Ventoux. Froome had already taken yellow with the help of a stunning downhill attack on stage eight into Bagneres-de-Luchon, then a surprise second place on a sprint into Montpellier. When high winds forced organisers to shorten the Ventoux stage, crowds packed onto the lower slopes. In the chaos, Richie Porte, Bauke Mollema and Froome crashed into a motorbike, breaking Froome’s bike. Unable to get a replacement, Froome set off on foot up the mountain. Results at the end of the stage put fellow Brit Adam Yates in yellow but commissaires neutralised the results and Froome held his lead to Paris.2017 Tour de FranceFroome claimed what proved to be the last of his Tour titles in 2017 (Adam Davy/PA) (PA Archive)Froome’s title defence a year later was considerably less dramatic, though it was notable in that he did not win a single stage. Team-mate Geraint Thomas held yellow after the opening time trial, though Froome took it from him on stage five to La Planche des Belles Filles. Though Fabio Aru briefly seized it after his win on the steep climb to Peyragudes, Froome got it back on stage 14 and went on to win by 54 seconds from Rigoberto Uran.2017 Vuelta a Espanahttps://www.instagram.com/p/BY3i3kBn2r7/With the 2011 title not yet his, Froome went to the Vuelta aiming to win a race in which he had finished second three times. He wasted little time, seizing the red jersey after an attack on stage three, won by Vincenzo Nibali, before he stretched his lead with a win on stage nine to Cumbre del Sol. A time trial win on stage 16 before third place on the Angliru cemented his place in red as he became the third rider in history to do the Tour-Vuelta double after Jacques Anquetil and Bernard Hinault.2018 Giro d’Italiahttps://www.instagram.com/p/Bi9vaA2lVV3/Froome went to the Giro aiming to hold all three Grand Tour titles at the same time but did so under a cloud as an investigation into an adverse analytical finding for salbutamol – from a sample taken during the Vuelta – rumbled on. Froome, undercooked as he aimed to ride into form ahead of the Tour, won stage 14 on the Zoncolan but initially looked badly off the pace in a race dominated by fellow Brit Simon Yates, and he sat almost five minutes down going into the final week. He recovered time on stage 16, but it was stage 19 that would change everything and go down as one of the most remarkable days of racing in Giro history. Froome attacked on the half-gravel climb of the Colle delle Finestre 80km from the finish of the queen stage and rode clear of everyone, winning the stage by three minutes and taking pink by 40 seconds. Two days later he was confirmed as the first Briton to win the Giro.