British cyclist Froome 'in good spirits' after surgery on injuries from training accident

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Chris Froome of Israel - Premier Tech takes the Cablecar after finishing the eigth stage, a 10.1 km Mountain time trial from Beckenried to Stockhuette, at the 88th Tour de Suisse UCI World Tour cycling race, Sunday, June 22, 2025. (Urs Flueeler/Keystone via AP)

FILE - Belgium's Kobe Goossens, Britain's Chris Froome and Britain's Thomas Pidcock, from left to right, climb Col de la Croix de Fer pass during the twelfth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 165.5 kilometers (102.8 miles) with start in Briancon and finish in Alpe d'Huez, France, Thursday, July 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole, File) — Chris Froome of Israel - Premier Tech takes the Cablecar after finishing the eigth stage, a 10.1 km Mountain time trial from Beckenried to Stockhuette, at the 88th Tour de Suisse UCI World Tour cycling race, Sunday, June 22, 2025. (Urs Flueeler/Keystone via AP)

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5:04 AM on Friday, August 29

The Associated Press

TOULON, France (AP) — Four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome underwent successful surgery after sustaining a fractured vertebrae, collapsed lung and five broken ribs in a training accident in France, his team said Friday.

The 40-year-old British cyclist crashed on a training ride Wednesday and was airlifted to a hospital in Toulon.

“He is in good spirits and grateful for the excellent medical support he has received,” the Israel Premier-Tech team said in a statement that also was posted on Froome's Instagram account.

The team said Froome had “successfully undergone surgery.”

“The procedures went as planned, and Chris is currently recovering in hospital under the care of his medical team,” it added.

Froome won the Tour de France in 2013 and three in a row from 2015-17.

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