Chris Froome: Four-time Tour de France winner undergoes successful surgery following serious crash
Updated 29/08/2025 at 10:54 GMT+1
Chris Froome has undergone surgery after a serious training crash on Wednesday near his home in Monaco. He sustained a collapsed lung, five broken ribs and a lower back fracture. A statement from his official Instagram account confirmed the “procedures went as planned” and the four-time Tour de France winner is in “good spirits”. Froome's contract at Israel-Premier Tech expires at the end of 2025.
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Four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome successfully underwent surgery on Friday following a serious training crash.
The 40-year-old Briton was airlifted to hospital in Toulon, France, on Wednesday afternoon following the incident, which did not involve any other cyclists or vehicles.
He sustained a collapsed lung, five broken ribs and a lower back fracture.
A statement released by his official Instagram page read: "We can confirm that Chris has successfully undergone surgery following his recent injuries.
"The procedures went as planned, and Chris is currently recovering in hospital under the care of his medical team.
"He is in good spirits and grateful for the excellent medical support he has received.
"Chris and his family would like to thank fans, friends, and the cycling community for their concern and kind messages during this time."
Froome, currently in his fifth year with Israel-Premier Tech, is out of contract at the end of the year.
His most recent race was at the Tour de Pologne earlier this month, where he finished 68th overall.
Froome fought back from a serious injury sustained during a high-speed crash at the Criterium de Dauphine in 2019, which left him with a fractured neck, femur, hip, elbow and ribs.
Remarkably, he returned to competition eight months later - but the 40-year-old has not been able to recapture the dominance that made him one of the sport's most recognisable names.
Froome won the Tour four times between 2013 and 2017 during Team Sky's reign at the top of world cycling.
A fifth Tour de France title would have put him level with Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault and Miguel Indurain.
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