Tour de France winner Chris Froome airlifted to hospital after training crash

Four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome, 40, was airlifted to hospital after a serious crash near Toulon, France, sustaining five broken ribs, a collapsed lung, and a lumbar vertebrae fracture, but is in stable condition and conscious. He will undergo back surgery and is expected to miss the remainder of the season, with his contract ending this year.

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