Froome recovering after 'successful' surgery on crash injuries

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2025-08-29

London (PA Media/dpa) - Four-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome has undergone "successful" surgery after a serious training accident in France that left him with a fractured vertebrae, collapsed lung and five broken ribs. Froome, 40, crashed while on a training ride on Wednesday and was airlifted to hospital in Toulon, around 100 miles from his home in Monaco. A statement from his Israel Premier-Tech team said: "We can confirm that Chris h......

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