Froome's crash injuries were worse than initially known
When Chris Froome was airlifted to a hospital last week after a training crash, his Israel-Premier Tech's medical update mentioned several serious injuries including multiple rib fractures and a pneumothorax. But as his wife Michelle told The Times, that wasn't the extent of the damage.
According to Michelle Froome, her husband also sustained a tear in the pericardium, the lining around the heart, a type of blunt-force trauma sometimes seen in car crashes. The injury can be life-theatening. "It was obviously a lot more serious than some broken bones,” Michelle said. “He’s fine but it’s going to be a long recovery process."
The extent of the injury raises more questions about whether Froome will race again professionally. Earlier this season he'd expressed his wish to continue in 2026, but he is out of contract after this season and has not been publicly linked to another team. The crash is the second incident in which he's sustained career-threatening injuries, after a fall during recon for a time trial at the 2019 Critérium du Dauphiné left him with a broken femur. [The Times]
