(Paris) Four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome is back in the saddle.
Less than three months after undergoing surgery following a serious accident, the 40-year-old British cyclist posted a selfie on Instagram showing himself on a road on the French Riviera. Dressed in his workout gear and smiling, he posed with the sunrise in the background.
Froome suffered fractures to a vertebra, five ribs and a collapsed lung in a training accident in France.
“It’s been a tough road after my last accident, but it feels so good to finally be back here, pedaling and riding on the road,” Froome wrote. Every setback teaches you something…this one reminded me to slow down, heal, and enjoy the simple things in life. »
Froome’s contract with Israel-Premier Tech – which will change its name to NSN Cycling Team in 2026 – will expire this year. He has not yet announced his plans for next season.
Froome won the Tour de France in 2013, then three times in a row between 2015 and 2017.
His career was cut short in 2019 when he fell in training during the Critérium du Dauphiné, a preparatory event ahead of his quest for a fifth Grande Boucle title, which would have tied the record. He fractured his right femur, elbow and several ribs, preventing him from participating in the Tour de France.
After returning to competition, Froome never returned to the level that allowed him to win the Spanish Vuelta (in 2011 and 2017) and the Giro d’Italia (2018), in addition to his four victories at the Tour de France.
