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Agence France-Presse

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.
“It’s clear he’ll take no part in the Tour,” Brailsford told French television while four time Tour de France winner Froome was being treated at the scene in a parked ambulance.
“He is in a very, very serious condition,” said Brailsford, adding that the racer was having difficulty speaking and would be helicoptered to hospital.
Froome was doing a recon for the Criterium du Dauphine fourth stage, Team Ineos said earlier.
The team confirmed that Froome would take no further part in the Criterium race before saying he would definitely be out of the Tour de France, which starts in Brussels on July 6.
“Team Ineos can confirm that Chris Froome crashed during a recon of stage four of the Criterium du Dauphine today. He is currently on his way to a local hospital and won’t start today’s fourth stage. We will provide a further update in due course,” Ineos earlier said on Twitter.

Team INEOS can confirm that Chris Froome crashed during a recon of stage four of the Criterium du Dauphine today.
He is currently on his way to a local hospital and won’t start today’s fourth stage.
We will provide a further update in due course. pic.twitter.com/3x3h5BD5cH
— Team INEOS (@TeamINEOS) June 12, 2019

Froome fell heavily during training for the Giro d’Italia opening stage time-trial in 2018, but eventually went on to win the race.
At the Criterium Froome was seeking to fine-tune his form having failed to win a stage yet this season, but was eighth overall just 24 seconds off the pace in the Criterium.

During Froome’s training run on Wednesday conditions were windy but the roads were dry with the route presenting no difficulties apart from two well-signalled downhill bends.
Ineos also have defending champion Geraint Thomas in their ranks with the Welshman scheduled to take part at the eight-stage Tour de Suisse which starts Sunday.


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Chris Froome is out of this year’s Tour de France. Photos: AFP

A picture taken on June 12, 2019 shows an ambulance car in which Team Ineos rider Great Britain's Christopher Froome receives medical treatment after falling on a training run ahead of the fourth stage of the 71st edition of the Criterium du Dauphine cycling race, a 26,1 km individual time trial between Roanne and Roanne. - The team confirmed that Froome would take no further part in the race, potentially casting a shadow over the 34-year-old's bid for a fifth Tour de France which starts in Brussels on July 6. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)

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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


The 34-year-old rider will take no part in the world’s most prestigious race after suffering a fall during a recon before the fourth stage of Criterium du Dauphine
