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FROOME SURGERY AFTER ACCIDENT
Paisley Daily Express
|August 30, 2025
Four-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome has undergone ‘successful’ surgery after a serious training accident in France that left him with a fractured vertebrae, collapsed lung and five broken ribs.
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Froome, 40, crashed while ona training ride on Wednesday and was airlifted to hospital in Toulon, around 100 miles from his home in Monaco.
A statement from his Israel Premier-Tech team said: “We can confirm that Chris has successfully undergone surgery following his recent injuries. The procedures went as planned, and Chris is currently recovering in hospital under the care of his medical team.
This story is from the August 30, 2025 edition of Paisley Daily Express.
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