Tour de France legend Chris Froome airlifted to hospital with career-threatening injuries

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Aug 28, 2025 - 23:13

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Tour de France legend Chris Froome airlifted to hospital with career-threatening injuries

British cycling legend Chris Froome was airlifted to hospital after a serious training accident near Monaco on Wednesday.

The four-time Tour de France winner is stable but suffered multiple serious injuries, including a broken back and a collapsed lung.

Froome is a four-time Le Tour winner but is now facing another spell on the sidelines

The Tour legend was training near Monaco when the incident occurred

Froome was injured while training near Saint-Raphael on the Cote d’Azur.

The incident occurred on Wednesday morning with the 40-year-old airlifted to hospital in Toulon, where he will now undergo surgery.

A statement posted on his 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 is will undergo surgery this afternoon.

“We will update on Chris’ condition following surgery.”

Froome won cycling’s premier event, Le Tour, in 2013, 2015, 2016, and 2017.

Froome’s second major injury in six years

He suffered a serious crash at the Criterium du Dauphine in 2019 and hasn’t been competitive since.

Froome collided with a wall in the event which is a prelude to the Tour de France and he was taken to intensive care.

The incident was deemed a ‘freak accident’ which took place when he attempted to blow his nose in the town of Roanne.

Froome broke a leg, ribs and an elbow when he lost control during high winds while cycling at 37mph.

Froome’s team released a statement on the incident across his social media platforms

The former Team Ineos rider joined Israel – Premier Tech in 2021, but had dropped off the radar without a Grand Tour win since the 2018 Giro d’Italia.

Retirement on the cards for Froome?

Just a week ago the Kenyan-born star had hinted at retirement in an interview with bici.pro.

“My contract is expiring and I don’t know if I’ll continue or not,” he said.

“What’s certain is that when I stop, as I’ve been saying for some time, I want to open a cycling school in Africa.

“I want to give lots of young people the opportunity to ride and pursue a career.

“I think it’s a growing continent, especially in that part of Africa.

Froome, pictured with his wife in Monaco, was born in Nairobi, Kenya in 1985 and later switched to a British licence in 2008[/caption]

“I’m thinking of the Ethiopian and Kenyan marathon and middle-distance runners.

“I think there are talents like that who are also suited to cycling, they just haven’t had the opportunity to race before.

“I won’t be racing in the World Championships in Rwanda, and it’s clear that I would have liked to be there, but it’s not a big problem because it doesn’t change my plans.

“My real goal is to develop a great project that I’m sure will bring interesting new riders.”