British four-time Tour de France winning cyclist Chris Froome has been airlifted to hospital following a crash in training.
A statement on Froome’s official X profile read: ”Chris was airlifted to hospital in Toulon yesterday following a serious training crash (no other cyclists or vehicles were involved).
”Fortunately Chris is stable and 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.
”We will update on Chris’ condition following surgery.”
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