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Chris Froome escapes serious head injuries but suffers “pneumothorax, five broken ribs, and a lumbar vertebrae fracture” in training crash

Chris Froome escapes serious head injuries but suffers “pneumothorax, five broken ribs, and a lumbar vertebrae fracture” in training crash

Chris Froome, the four-time Tour de France champion, has been hospitalised following a serious training accident near Saint-Raphaël on France’s Côte d’Azur. The 40-year-old British rider, who has been based in Monaco in recent years, was struck by a vehicle on Wednesday and airlifted to Toulon hospital according to reports by L’Equipe. The French-based outlet reports that Froome was conscious …

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