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Four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome gives health update after near-fatal crash

Chris Froome suffered serious injuries in a training accident earlier this year (Martin Rickett/PA) — Chris Froome suffered serious injuries in a training accident earlier this year (Martin Rickett/PA) (PA Archive)

Four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome suffered a life-threatening crash in August during training on the Cote d’Azur.
His extensive injuries included a collapsed lung, five broken ribs, a fractured spine, and a pericardial rupture, a rare and often fatal complication of blunt force trauma.
Froome has now provided an optimistic update on Instagram, showing himself back on his bike and expressing that he is “spinning the legs and on the road again”.
This latest incident follows a series of career setbacks, including a serious crash in 2019 and a broken collarbone earlier this year, which have impacted his performance.
Froome is currently out of contract after his departure from Israel Premier-Tech, now rebranded as NSN Cycling Team, at the end of the season.

Chris Froome hints at unlikely cycling return after horror crash with Instagram post — In full