Froome Suffered Life-threatening Heart Injury In Crash

Chris Froome's woman says nan four-time Tour de France victor suffered a life-threatening wounded to his bosom successful past week's motorcycle clang successful confederate France.

The 40-year-old Briton was airlifted to hospital aft sustaining 5 surgery ribs, a collapsed lung and a lumbar vertebrae fracture successful nan training crash.

Froome's woman Michelle has since told The Times, external that doctors discovered a pericardial rupture - an wounded wherever nan sac that surrounds nan bosom is torn - during room which they were capable to repair.

Michelle Froome said her husband's injuries - sustained aft he collided head-on pinch a roadworthy motion astatine much than 30mph - were "obviously a batch much superior than immoderate surgery bones".

"He's good but it's going to beryllium a agelong betterment process," she said.

"He won't beryllium riding a motorcycle for a while. Chris is happy for you to stock this because group request to understand what is going on."

The cognition to repair Froome's bosom took spot astatine nan Sainte-Anne Toulon subject hospital, which is nan highest-level trauma centre successful that portion of France and specialises successful thoracic surgery.

Froome is 1 of nan astir dressed up cyclists successful history.

He has won 7 Grand Tours, including 1 Giro d'Italia and 2 Vuelta a Espana titles alongside his Tour de France triumphs.

He earned nan first of his 4 Tour victories successful 2013, earlier winning 3 successive titles betwixt 2015 and 2017.

Only 4 men - Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault and Miguel Indurain - person won much Tour de France titles.

Froome won 2 Olympic bronze medals successful nan individual clip proceedings successful 2012 and 2016, and was made an OBE for his services to cycling successful 2015.

The Israel–Premier Tech rider, who is retired of statement astatine nan extremity of nan year, is expected to miss nan remainder of nan play pinch his injuries.

In 2019, Froome was ruled retired of nan Tour de France, having been placed successful intensive attraction aft sustaining aggregate injuries when he collapsed into a wall successful training.

Froome has antecedently suggested that 2025 could beryllium his last twelvemonth of competitory racing.