Chris Froome’s wife claims that the four-time Tour de France champion’s bike accident last week caused a potentially life-threatening heart injury.
After suffering five broken ribs, a collapsed lung, and a lumbar vertebrae fracture during the training accident, the 40-year-old British man was airlifted to a hospital.
Michelle Froome’s wife Michelle has since reported to The Times that doctors had to repair a pericardial rupture, an injury where the sac that surrounds the heart is torn, during surgery.
Michelle Froome described her husband’s injuries as “obviously much more serious than some broken bones” after he struck head-on with a road sign at more than 30mph.
She said, “He’s fine, but the recovery process will be long.”
He won’t be able to ride a bike for a while. Chris, you should let people know what’s going on, because they need to be able to see this.
Froome is one of history’s most prestigious cyclists.
Along with his Tour de France victories, he has also won two Vuelta a Espana titles and one Giro d’Italia.
He won three Tour victories in a row between 2015 and 2017, before claiming the first of his four victories in 2013.
Only four men, Miguel Indurain, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault, and Jacques Anquetil, have won more Tour de France titles.
Froome was honored for his services to cycling in 2015 after winning two Olympic bronze medals in the individual time trial in 2012 and 2016.
The injured Israel–Premier Tech rider, who is out of contract at the end of the year, is expected to miss the rest of the season.
Froome was placed in intensive care after colliding with a wall while training, and he was declared unable to compete in the Tour de France in 2019.
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Source: BBC
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