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On Wednesday, the winner of the Tour de France of the Tour de France underwent major injuries in a “serious training accident” on Wednesday.
He was transported by plane to a hospital in Toulon after the accident, according to a position on his X account.
“Fortunately, Chris is stable and has not undergone any head injuries, however, the scans confirmed a pneumothorax, five broken ribs and a lumbar vertebrae fracture, for which he will undergo surgery this afternoon,” said the position.
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Chris Froome, winner of the Tour de France, suffered numerous injuries in a “serious” accident on Wednesday. (Tim de Waele / Corbis via Getty Images)
His team said that “no other cyclist or vehicle was involved”.
The first victory of the Tour de France de Froome occurred in 2013. He then won three consequences after losing in 2014, becoming the first person to defend the title since Lance Armstrong before his seven victories were withdrawn.
Christopher Froome de British of the leader of the leader in the leader in the Grande-British, the nineteenth stage of 204.5 km from the 100th edition of the cycling race of the Tour de France on July 19, 2013, between Bourg-d’Oisans and Le Grand-Bornand, Alpes Françaises. (Joel Saget / AFP via Getty Images)
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His latest victory was the Giro of Italia in 2018. He also won the Spanish Vuelta twice, in 2011 and 2017, to read his four triumphs in the tour – the first in 2013 followed by a titles of titles of 2015-2017.
Froome, 40, has never returned to his best level following a training accident at the Critérium du Dauphiné 2019, an event he used to refine his offer for a title of fifth tour equaled to a record. In the accident, he broke his right femur, his elbow and his coast.
The British Christopher Froome rises in the individual time of time of 32 km and the seventeenth stage of the 100th edition of the cycling race of the Tour de France on July 17, 2013, between Embrun and Chorges, in the south-east of France. (Jeff Pacoud / AFP via Getty Images)
Froome has been signed with Israel Premier Tech since 2021, but with the expiration contract soon, combined with this crash, his career could be in danger.
