Four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome has been airlifted to hospital in France after a ‘serious’ crash while training resulted in a collapsed lung, a break in his back and five broken ribs.
Froome, 40, was unconscious as he was flown to hospital and will have surgery today with his cycling career on the line.
A statement from Froome’s team today read: ‘Chris was airlifted to hospital in Toulon yesterday afternoon following a serious training crash (no other vehicles or cyclists were involved).
‘Fortunately, his condition is stable and he did not sustain any head injuries. However, scans have confirmed a pneumothorax, five broken ribs and a lumbar vertebrae fracture, for which he will undergo surgery this afternoon.’
Chris Froome, 40, was unconscious as he was flown to hospital and will have surgery today
