British Tour de France winning cyclist Chris Froome airlifted to hospital after ‘serious’ crash

British four-time Tour de France winning cyclist Chris Froome was airlifted to hospital following a crash in training.

A statement posted from Froome’s official X account says he is in a stable condition after suffering a fracture in his lower back, a collapsed lung and five broken ribs.

The 40-year-old is set to have surgery for his back injury later today.

The British rider was on a training ride on Wednesday when the accident occurred and was taken by helicopter to a hospital in Toulon on the French Riviera.

Froome won the Tour de France with Team Sky in 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2017, and also claimed grand tour titles at the Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a Espana. He has been racing with Israel Premier-Tech since 2021.

He broke his collarbone at the UAE Tour in February and has previously hinted that 2025 could be his final year of competitive racing.

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