 In July, he claimed a bronze medal in the road race at the All-Africa Games in Algiers, Algeria.On 26 September, he placed forty-first in the under-23 time trial at the world championships in Stuttgart, three minutes and thirty seconds behind the gold medalist, Lars Boom of the Netherlands.His performances in 2007 attracted the attention of British Cycling coach, Rod Ellingworth, who believed Froome had potential.