Cyclist Chris Froome is set to undergo surgery after suffering a serious crash in France.
Froome’s official account on X released a statement on Thursday afternoon announcing that Britain’s four-time Tour de France winner had been airlifted to hospital in Toulon after being injured during a training accident on Wednesday.
Froome - who lives in Monaco and has previously suggested that he plans to retire later in 2025 - is in a stable condition and suffered no head injuries during an incident that involved no other riders or vehicles, but will undergo surgery on Thursday after sustaining a number of other issues including a collapsed lung, back fracture and five broken ribs.
"Chris was airlifted to hospital in Toulon yesterday [Wednesday] following a serious training crash (no other cyclists or vehicles were involved),” read the statement from Froome’s team on social media.
— Chris Froome (@chrisfroome) August 28, 2025
"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 he will undergo surgery this afternoon.
"We will update on Chris' condition following surgery."
The previously dominant Froome, 40, is a seven-time winner of cycling’s prestigious Grand Tour races, achieving overall success at the Tour de France in 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2017 with Team Sky (now Ineos Grenadiers), plus seven individual stage victories.
He also won the Giro d’Italia in 2018 and the Vuelta a Espana in both 2011 and 2017. His illustrious career has also included Olympic time trial bronze at London 2012 and in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, plus multiple world championship medals and three wins at the Criterium du Dauphine.
Froome has competed for the Israel–Premier Tech team since 2021.
