Cycling: Numerous breaks: Ex-tour champion Froome in the hospital

After a bad training accident with numerous broken bones, the four-time tour-de-france winner Chris Froome was brought to the Toulon hospital by helicopter. As his racing team announced Israel Premier Tech, the 40 -year -old Brit at the crash in southern France suffered a pneumothorax, five broken ribs and a lumbar broken breach on Wednesday. An operation was already scheduled for Froome on Thursday afternoon. The wheel star did not suffer any head injuries.

Nothing is known about the exact course of the accident. However, other cyclists or vehicles were not involved in the incident that took place on Wednesday, according to the team. According to information from the “L’Equipe”, the fall near Saint-Raphaël, a good 80 kilometers from Froomes residence in Monaco, is said to have happened. The cycling professional is said to have been conscious.

Heavily fallen in 2019

Froome had already had a serious fall in the run -up to the tour for a tour of the time for the time trial at the Critérium du Dauphiné. At that time he raced into a wall at 55 km/h. He suffered several broken bones, and ribs and hips were also seriously affected. After the operation, he was in the intensive care unit in the meantime. After that he never came back to his old form.

With the new fall, the end of the tour of the tour winner from 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2016 may also be sealed. His contract with the Israel team expires at the end of the season. This season he should no longer be used after the fall. In any case, he had only driven small tours. His last tour of the tour was three years ago.