- The four-time Tour de France was involved in a road rage incident on Thursday
- The episode occurred in Menton, a town near his residence in Monaco
Legendary cyclist Chris Froome has accused a road user of ‘trying to drive into him’ multiple times during training.
The four-time Tour de France champion, who is scheduled to make his competitive return at the Tour of the Alps later this month following a collarbone fracture sustained during the UAE Tour in February, was involved in a road rage incident on Thursday.
The episode occurred in Menton, a town near his residence in Monaco, shortly after he had commenced a challenging 108-kilometre training ride through the mountainous terrain of southern France.
Froome took to Instagram to post a picture of the driver’s car and number plate and wrote: ‘This lady tried to drive into me multiple times while I was attempting to pass her.
‘Apparently cyclists are NOT allowed to pass vehicles. Who knew?’
In a seperate post, Froome noted the presence of a sticker on the driver’s vehicle identifying a connection to the Institut Arnault Tzanck, a healthcare institution situated in Saint-Laurent-du-Var, just outside Nice.
Legendary cyclist Chris Froome has accused a road user of ‘trying to drive into him’
The four-time Tour de France was involved in a road rage incident on Thursday
Froome is scheduled to make his competitive return at the Tour of the Alps later this month following a collarbone fracture sustained during the UAE Tour in February
He went on to question the irony of the situation, remarking that it was troubling for someone affiliated with a medical facility to display such reckless behavior.
The former Team Sky leader added: ‘Not her working for a hospital! Is she trying to get more patients?’
Froome continued his rant on X on Friday as he responded to cycling content creator Joe Timms, who pointed out the former has had to ‘deal with crazy drivers on the roads’.
‘Same woman has been terrorising Urska Zigart,’ Froome responded.
‘I doubt we are the only ones in the area that have had issues with her. About time she faces the consequences.’
Back in May 2017, just two months before he would go on to win his fourth and final Tour de France, Froome found himself the target of another road incident. While out on a training ride, he was deliberately rammed by an impatient driver who, he later said, followed him off the road and onto the pavement.
Though he emerged physically unharmed, the same couldn’t be said for his bike—a Pinarello Dogma, left damaged beyond repair.
‘Pretty scary experience today,’ Froome said at the time. ‘The French police have been brilliant, I’ve given them all the details. Just grateful I wasn’t hurt.’
