![]() ![]() ![]() He’s not 100% ready for the Tour but he will improve throughout the race.”įroome has been mocked on social media for believing he could still win the Tour again one day. Because he was so excited to be at the Tour de France that if you need to leave after stage one that would be a hard mental blow," the Belgian said, adding Froome was expected to improve throughout the Tour and possibly take part in the Vuelta (Tour of Spain). The most important is that he’s on the bike and that he can continue to race. It became evident this season that he would not be able to be fully competitive for the world’s biggest race but Froome is serving as road captain for Israel-Start Up Nation and leader Michael Woods, who lost all hope of featuring well in the general classification after losing considerable time amid two huge pile-ups on Saturday.įroome, however, is a tough nut, said Verbrugghe. “That’s not the best way to start the Tour.”įroome is on a lengthy rehabilitation path after he broke his femur, elbow and ribs after crashing into a wall at 60kph while warming up for a time trial at the Criterium du Dauphine in June, 2019. He needed to stand up first and that as the most difficult because he had a big bruise in the back side of his leg,” said Verbrugghe. “First of all, you need to do it step by step. Verbrugghe was in the middle of the chaos on Saturday when bikes and riders were sent flying after riders touched wheels why the peloton was charging down a slightly downhill section at over 70kph. He will need a few days to recover but let’s hope that on the bike everything is ok,” Verbrugghe told reporters. Yesterday I was really worried, he came back late from the hospital but I have a much better feeling this morning. That was enough for a battered and bruised Froome to take the start of the second stage in Perros-Guirec. The 36-year-old Froome, who won his Tour title in 2013, 2015, 20, spent hours at a local hospital for check that showed he had no broken bones. ![]()
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