“It’s clear he’ll take no part in the Tour,” Brailsford told French television while four time Tour de France winner Froome was being treated at the scene in a parked ambulance. This year’s Tour de France embarks from Brussels on July 6 and the loss of the iconic four time winner will shake up ambitions at several teams. - Tour not same without Froome -Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme was swift to wish Froome a speedy recovery. He also fell on stage one of the 2018 Tour de France where he eventually came third behind Thomas and Dutch all rounder Tom Dumoulin. He was 94th at the Tour of Catalonia, 11th in the Tour of the Alps and 13th at the Tour de Yorkshire, leaving critics lukewarm over his 2019 Tour de France chances.

Source: Hindustan Times June 12, 2019 14:37 UTC