Chris Froome Suffers Collarbone Fracture in Dramatic Crash During Final Stage of UAE Tour

Chris Froome (Israel-Premier Tech) has sustained a fractured collarbone after being concerned about a mid-race crash on ultimate level 7 on the UAE Excursion on Sunday. He used to be pressured to desert the race with Israel-Premier Tech later confirming his accidents in a clinical replace.

Froome’s accidents will likely be assessed by means of an orthopaedic surgeon in Dubai on Monday.

“Chris Froome was forced to abandon the UAE Tour following a crash during the final stage,” the staff showed in a clinical replace launched throughout its social media platforms on Sunday afternoon.

“A CT scan had confirmed a distal non-displaced fracture of his right clavicle (collarbone). Chris will be assessed tomorrow [Monday] by an orthopaedic surgeon in Dubai to determine whether surgery will be required to stabilize the fracture.”

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Element view of the Issue Motorcycle of Chris Froome (Israel-Premier Tech) after being concerned about a crash all through level 7 on the UAE Excursion(Symbol credit score: Getty Photographs)Element view of the Issue Motorcycle and entrance wheel of Chris Froome (Israel-Premier Tech) after being concerned about a crash all through level 7 on the UAE Excursion(Symbol credit score: Getty Photographs)

The 7th and ultimate level of the UAE Excursion used to be a 176km race from Al Ain Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium to the ten.9km, 6.7% Jebel Hafeet.

The primary 166km consisted of flat desolate tract roads ahead of angling upwards to a conclusion. Within the first 10km and all through the fight for the early breakaway, a mass crash took down a number of riders together with Froome.

Photos of the race displays Froome sitting at the pavement and receiving clinical consideration along side the street whilst gently keeping onto an injured proper arm. 

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His Issue motorcycle used to be additionally proven mendacity along side the street with no entrance Black Inc wheel. The rim of the entrance wheel used to be damaged in 3 items, spokes damaged, with no hub, and the tire used to be torn totally off its rim.

The UAE Excursion used to be Froome’s first race of the 2025 season. He’s lately within the remaining yr of his contract with Israel-Premier Tech however has expressed in need of to proceed his racing profession.

A four-time Excursion de France winner, Froome has now not competed in a Grand Excursion for the reason that 2022 Vuelta a España however used to be aiming to make a Grand Excursion get started once more this yr. 

He has now not reached his earlier shape to get decided on ever since his near-career-ending crash forward of the level 4 time trial of the Criterium du Dauphiné in 2019.

Israel-Premier Tech have now not showed the Froom’s restoration time or when he’s going to be wholesome sufficient to go back to coaching and racing.

“Wishing Chris a speedy recovery,” the staff wrote.