US EditionBritish Tour de France winning cyclist Chris Froome airlifted to hospital after 'serious' crash
- British cyclist Chris Froome was urgently transported by air to a medical facility in Toulon following a serious accident during a training session on the French Riviera.
- The accident occurred alone with no other cyclists or vehicles involved, coming after Froome had hinted in March at racing for a few more years.
- Scans revealed that Froome sustained a collapsed lung, fractures to five ribs, and an injury to a vertebra in his lower back; however, he did not suffer any head trauma and is currently in stable condition.
- Chris Froome, the four-time Tour de France winner currently riding for Israel Premier-Tech, is scheduled for surgery Thursday afternoon and is expected to miss the remainder of this season.
- This injury raises uncertainty over Froome's future as his contract expires at season's end and there has been talk about retirement at 40 years old.
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The British cyclist also suffered a pneumothorax and is currently undergoing surgery in the hospital in Toulon. The accident near Saint-Raphael
Chris Froome was the victim of a bad road accident while completing a training session. According to some French media reports, the British fell near Saint-Raphaël (Var) in France and was then transported by helicopter to the Toulon hospital. The cyclist was seriously injured, but he was always conscious and also managed to communicate with his entourage. He did not report cranial trauma and his condition is stable. The update on his condition c…
Four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome airlifted to hospital after training crash
By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Chris Froome, the four-time winner of the Tour de France, was airlifted to hospital on Wednesday following a serious training crash. Froome, who currently races for Israel–Premier Tech, is in stable condition. “Fortunately, Chris is stable and did not sustain any head injuries, however scans have confirmed a pneumothorax, five broken ribs, and a lumbar vertebrae fracture,” Israel–Premier Tech posted on X, as wel…
Four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome has been seriously injured in training. This is his second accident in many.
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