Four-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome suffered ‘life-threatening heart injury’ during training accident

Chris Froome suffered serious injuries in a training accident earlier this week

Four-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome suffered a life-threatening heart injury during last week’s training accident, according to his wife Michelle.

The crash in the south of France on Wednesday left Froome needing surgery to repair a fractured vertebrae, collapsed lung and five broken ribs.

However, it has now been revealed the operation also uncovered a rupture of the pericardium due to blunt chest trauma which was incurred when Froome collided with a road sign at over 30mph.

“It was obviously a lot more serious than some broken bones. He’s fine, but it’s going to be a long recovery p

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