TOUR DE FRANCE : 4-TIME CHAMPION CHRIS FROOME BATTLES MULTIPLE FRACTURES IN 'ICU' FOLLOWING FREAK CRASH AHEAD OF TOURNAMENT !
FOUR-TIME TOUR DE FRANCE CHAMPION CHRIS FROOME HAS SUFFERED A DEVASTATING BLOW AHEAD OF THE GRAND TOUR IN PARIS FOLLOWING A HIGH-SPEED FREAK CRASH AT A WARM-UP CRITERIUM IN SOUTHEAST FRANCE, FRACTURING HIS LEG, ELBOW AND RIBS.
CHRIS FROOME HAS BEEN AIRLIFTED TO A FRENCH HOSPITAL WHERE HE REMAINS IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (ICU), MEDIA REPORTS SAID.
4-TIME TOUR DE FRANCE CHAMPION CHRIS FROOME
FRACTURES HIS LEG, ELBOW AND RIBS IN A HIGH-SPEED CRASH
AT A WARM-UP CRITERIUM IN SOUTHEAST FRANCE, AHEAD OF
TOUR DE FRANCE WHICH WILL KICK-OFF IN 3 WEEKS.
CHRIS FROOME IS A 6-TIME GRAND TOUR CHAMPION, WINNING TOUR DE FRANCE IN 2013, 2015, 2016 AND 2017, WHILE HE WON VUELTA A ESPANA IN 2017 AND GIRO D'ITALIA IN 2018.
HIS TEAM OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED, FROOME IS NOW OUT OF TOUR DE FRANCE AS A RESULT OF THE MULTIPLE SERIOUS INJURIES HE SUSTAINED IN THE FREAK ACCIDENT.
CHRIS FROOME IS THE MOST DECORATED RIDER IN BRITISH HISTORY.
TOUR DE FRANCE WILL KICK OFF IN 3 WEEKS' TIME.
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Chris Froome is in intensive care and "not in great shape" after suffering serious multiple fractures in a high-speed crash yesterday.— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) 13 June 2019
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Chris Froome suffered a fractured right femur, a fractured elbow and fractured ribs in a high-speed crash that has ruled him out of the Tour de France.— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) 12 June 2019
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Chris Froome in intensive care after suffering four serious injuries in horror crashhttps://t.co/cWq0FZFPoE pic.twitter.com/I39eDwpusq
— Mirror Sport (@MirrorSport) 13 June 2019
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Chris Froome out of Tour de France after 'very serious' crash https://t.co/XyJIJ6WD9M
— The Independent (@Independent) 12 June 2019
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"He's hit a wall at 60kmh, he's badly injured!"— Eurosport UK (@Eurosport_UK) 12 June 2019
Team Ineos boss Dave Brailsford confirms Chris Froome will miss the Tour de France 😲 pic.twitter.com/w4aLvsXaG2
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"There's crashes and there's bad crashes. This was a bad crash" - Sir Dave Brailsford— BBC 5 Live Sport (@5liveSport) 12 June 2019
Chris Froome is in intensive care after a crash into a wall at 55 km/h.
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BREAKING: Chris Froome ruled out of Tour de France after breaking leg in practice crash #ChrisFroome #TDF19 https://t.co/49dU8GjWKP pic.twitter.com/ix7GrnMAO7
— Mirror Breaking News (@MirrorBreaking_) 12 June 2019
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Chris Froome's wife, Michelle, hopes to share a message from the four-time Tour de France winner after he suffered a broken leg and was put in intensive care following a serious crash https://t.co/VDdGVIE93i pic.twitter.com/kG293C66ze— ITV News (@itvnews) 13 June 2019
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Chris Froome in intensive care with multiple fractures after hitting wallhttps://t.co/UM6NpamJsl pic.twitter.com/IZ4I9rYUy1— Guardian sport (@guardian_sport) 12 June 2019
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Chris is in surgery at the moment to repair the multiple fractures, please keep him in your thoughts. I hope to be able to share a message from him tomorrow morning - MF
— Chris Froome (@chrisfroome) 12 June 2019
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BREAKING NEWS! @chrisfroome is out of @LeTour with a suspected fracture. We at GCN wish Froome all the best for his recovery and hope he'll be back on a bike soon. pic.twitter.com/18VaIyue2w— GlobalCyclingNetwork (@gcntweet) 12 June 2019
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Chris Froome in intensive care after breaking leg, elbow and ribs in 40mph Criterium warm-up crash https://t.co/jVLedHqVS4— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) 13 June 2019
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Team INEOS can confirm that Chris Froome will miss the Tour de France after sustaining multiple serious injuries during a recon of today's Criterium du Dauphine stage.— Team INEOS (@TeamINEOS) 12 June 2019
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🚑 @chrisfroome could be OUT of the @LeTour after @dauphine crash
— ITV Cycling (@itvcycling) 12 June 2019
Full update on the incident in tonight's highlights show from 7pm on @ITV4 https://t.co/noAKuYEswZ#Dauphiné #TDF2019 pic.twitter.com/LIT3TMgD1Y
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The whole @letouryorkshire team send their best wishes to @chrisfroome and we all hope that you heal up well and have a speedy recovery. pic.twitter.com/0WMHGhlCXr— Tour de Yorkshire 🚴 (@letouryorkshire) 12 June 2019
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Team Ineos confirm fractured femur and elbow for Chris Froome— Cyclingnews.com (@Cyclingnewsfeed) 12 June 2019
Broken ribs add to Briton's woes in Criterium du Dauphine crashhttps://t.co/KejA6ezl1g pic.twitter.com/RjWW1fL2nJ
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Dave Brailsford on Chris Froome: “He crashed in the downhill section of the course at high speed. He hit a wall. The ambulance came quickly.— Indy Sport (@IndySport) 12 June 2019
“It’s a very serious accident. Clearly, he won’t be at the start of the Tour de France.” https://t.co/fgmb3ApnMj
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Chris Froome airlifted to hospital after suffering broken leg and fracturing elbow and ribs in crash https://t.co/3ho3ouHlI6 pic.twitter.com/TWFFl9O3BP
— Mirror Sport (@MirrorSport) 12 June 2019
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Chris Froome taken to hospital after crash during Criterium du Dauphine - leaving his hopes of a record-equalling fifth Tour de France victory in jeopardy https://t.co/vLSZvrfkOF
— MailOnline Sport (@MailSport) 12 June 2019
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Richie Porte on Chris Froome: No one likes to see a rival hurt— Cyclingnews.com (@Cyclingnewsfeed) 12 June 2019
'I was in the car for the recon and Dan Martin sent me a message saying he'd seen it all'https://t.co/CFAVkdirOq pic.twitter.com/MXetVpzdHF
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Chris Froome taken to hospital after Criterium crash https://t.co/7xKJTL81e7 via @IrishTimesSport
— Irish Times Sport (@IrishTimesSport) 12 June 2019
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Chris Froome’s accident gives Team Ineos clarity in most unfortunate way https://t.co/ZSpYpu6kxB
— The Guardian (@guardian) 12 June 2019
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