Froome won the Dauphine in 2013, 2015 and 2016Britain's Chris Froome is in intensive care and "not in great shape" after suffering serious multiple fractures in a high-speed crash, his team principal Dave Brailsford told BBC Sport. Froome took his hand off his handlebars to blow his nose and was travelling at 54km/h when a gust of wind caught his front wheel, causing him to hit a wall. "Time is of the essence in these situations," said the Team Ineos boss. While initial surgery has gone well, Brailsford said it was still too early to determine how Froome's recovery would go. "Instead of channelling his efforts into the Tour, he will have to channel everything he has got into his recovery," said Brailsford.

Source: BBC June 12, 2019 21:40 UTC