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Seriously injured Froome out of Tour de France after training fall

  • The 34-year-old rider will take no part in the world’s most prestigious race where he won four times
  • The Team Ineos star was doing a recon before stage four of Criterium du Dauphine before his fall
Chris Froome is out of this year’s Tour de France. Photos: AFP

Chris Froome will miss the Tour de France after being seriously injured in a training accident at the Criterium du Dauphine on Wednesday, Team Ineos leader Dave Brailsford has confirmed.

A witness said Froome probably suffered a bone fracture, without giving further details.