Le coureur de la Sky a porté plainte. La police française constate une cohabitation de plus en plus difficile entre les amateurs de vélo et les automobilistes sur la route de la corniche surplombant la Méditerranée, où s'entraînait Chris Froome : "La corniche c'est agréable à vélo mais c'est étroit et sinueux et les automobilistes se prennent pour Sébastien Loeb". Create a commenting name to join the debate, There are no Independent Premium comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts, There are no comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP/Getty Images ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT, TOPSHOT - (FromL) Dutch teammate Dylan Van Baarle, French rider Julian Alaphilippe and Danish rider Kasper Asgreen cycle in the Wall of Grammont - Mur de Grammont in the first stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race between Brussels and Brussels, Belgium, on July 6, 2019. Et la terrible nouvelle ne tardait pas à arriver aux oreilles de la presse : « C'est clair, il ne prendra pas le départ du Tour. © Eurosport, a Discovery Company 2020 – Tous droits réservés. Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. He will miss the Tour after winning it in 2013 with Team Sky, and in 2015, 2016, and 2017. Il a été bousculé par un véhicule qui lui collait au train. La fin d’une saison pleine de péripéties. “Chris will remain in hospital for the next few days for observation, but he is already actively engaging in discussing his rehabilitation options, which is very encouraging.“. • ‘It’s a very serious accident,’ says Dave Brailsford, Chris Froome’s accident gives Team Ineos clarity in most unfortunate way. Pay them. (Photo by Marco Bertorello / AFP)MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP/Getty Images MARCO BERTORELLO, TOPSHOT - Cyclists cross a forest during the seventh stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race between Belfort and Chalon-sur-Saone, on July 12, 2019. British cyclist Chris Froome underwent six hours of surgery for multiple fractures he suffered in a freak crash Wednesday in France but was conscious Thursday and preparing for what one doctor said would be a long recovery. Christopher Froome a été victime d'un accident à l'entraînement mardi. “My thoughts are first of all with him, because his fall was truly serious,” he said. (Photo by JEFF PACHOUD / AFP)JEFF PACHOUD/AFP/Getty Images JEFF PACHOUD, TOPSHOT - The pack crosses a city during the ninth stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race between Saint-Etienne and Brioude, on July 14, 2019. (Photo by Marco Bertorello / AFP)MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP/Getty Images MARCO BERTORELLO, TOPSHOT - French rider Julian Alaphilippe celebrates his victory as he crosses the finish line of the third stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race between Binche and Epernay, in Epernay on July 8, 2019. He’s hit a wall at 60km/h or something like that, he’s got a bad fracture, he’s badly injured and it sounds like he has a fracture of the femur.”, Speaking to Radio 5 Live’s BeSpoke podcast, Brailsford added: “He’s not in great shape. (Photo by JEFF PACHOUD / AFP)JEFF PACHOUD/AFP/Getty Images JEFF PACHOUD, TOPSHOT - The pack rides in the first stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race between Brussels and Brussels, Belgium, on July 6, 2019. Froome was eighth overall in the Criterium after three stages of the eight-day race. The accident happened when he took his hands off the handlebar to blow his nose and was hit by a gust of wind. Il y avait beaucoup de vent, il a lâché le guidon et il a utilisé sa main pour se moucher. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP/Getty Images ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT, TOPSHOT - Spectators refresh themselves in a swimming pool as they watch cyclists riding during the fourth stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race between Reims and Nancy, eastern France, on July 9, 2019. Please be respectful when making a comment and adhere to our Community Guidelines. "Il roulait très vite, explique le manager de l'équipe Ineos, Dave Brailsford. (Photo by JEFF PACHOUD / AFP)JEFF PACHOUD/AFP/Getty Images JEFF PACHOUD, TOPSHOT - Colombia's Nairo Quintana celebrates as he wins on the finish line of the eighteenth stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race between Embrun and Valloire, in Valloire, on July 25, 2019. Vivement 2020…, Froome termine son année noire avec un « stupide » accident domestique, Vuelta : Bennett s'impose à Oviedo, Roglic toujours en rouge. (Photo by Marco Bertorello / AFP)MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP/Getty Images MARCO BERTORELLO, TOPSHOT - Great Britain's Simon Yates celebrates as he wins on the finish line of the twelfth stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race between Toulouse and Bagneres-de-Bigorre, in Bagneres-de-Bigorre on July 18, 2019. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP/Getty Images ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT, TOPSHOT - Australia's Caleb Ewan (2ndL) celebrates, past Slovakia's Peter Sagan (2ndR), wearing the best sprinter's green jersey as he wins on the finish line of the sixteenth stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race between Nimes and Nimes, in Nimes, on July 23, 2019. - Today's stage is a technically tricky team time trial with a 27.6km Brussels city-centre route. The four-time Tour de France winner had taken his hand off the handlebar of his bike to blow his nose and was riding at roughly 33 mph in preparation for the fourth stage of the Criterium du Dauphine in Roanne, France, when a strong gust of wind caused him to collide with a wall. Stuck giving a thumbs up for a couple of weeks This is not my year Can’t wait for 2020 pic.twitter.com/BKzLgho82R, « Ce n'est pas mon année, j'ai hâte d'être en 2020. He crashed towards the end of his route recon in Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, sustaining injuries including a fractured right femur, a fractured elbow and fractured ribs. Are you sure you want to delete this comment? “First things first, the surgery was a success. Absent depuis sa chute au critérium du Dauphiné en juin, le champion cycliste d'Ineos a été obligé de mettre un terme à sa saison après s'être bêtement entaillé le pouce gauche avec un couteau de cuisine vendredi. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP/Getty Images ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT, TOPSHOT - Cyclism enthusiasts wait for riders near a pass during the eighth stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race between Macon and Saint-Etienne, on July 13, 2019. His team will still have several strong leaders nonetheless. (Photo by JEFF PACHOUD / AFP) (Photo credit should read JEFF PACHOUD/AFP/Getty Images) ***BESTPIX*** AFP Contributor#AFP, TOPSHOT - France's Thibaut Pinot crosses the finish line of the thirteenth stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, a 27,2-kilometer individual time-trial in Pau, on July 19, 2019. (Photo by Marco Bertorello / AFP)MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP/Getty Images MARCO BERTORELLO, TOPSHOT - Dutch rider Mike Teunissen (L) wearing his overall leader's yellow jersey celebrates their victory with a teammate of Netherlands' Jumbo-Visma cycling team on the finish line of the second stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, a 27.6km team time-trial in Brussels, Belgium, on July 7, 2019. He was preparing for the Tour de France, which begins July 6 in Brussels. ‘My road back starts now.’. (Photo by Martin BUREAU / AFP)MARTIN BUREAU/AFP/Getty Images MARTIN BUREAU, TOPSHOT - Colombian fans cheer prior to the 21st and last stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race between Rambouillet and Paris Champs-Elysees, in Paris on July 28, 2019. The accident seriously dents the chances of Team Ineos winning the Tour at the first time of asking under their new identity, after taking six of the previous seven titles as Team Sky. (Photo by Marco Bertorello / AFP)MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP/Getty Images MARCO BERTORELLO, TOPSHOT - Cycling enthusiasts wearing dresses with the Union Jack gesture on the roadside as they wait for riders during the fifteen stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race between Limoux and Foix Prat d'Albis, in Foix Prat d'Albis on July 21, 2019. With Froome absent, Thomas, who became the third Briton to win the Tour last year, is expected to be the undisputed leader of Team Ineos in the race. Froome, who was unconscious after the crash, fractured his right femur, hip, elbow and ribs and was airlifted to Saint-Etienne University Hospital, where he was in intensive care. Deux versions s'affrontent, Offredo agressé et blessé à l'entraînement, Victime d'un accident de la route à l'entraînement, Michele Scarponi est mort. He lost control in high winds when he attempted to blow his nose while cycling at 37mph. (Photo by Marco Bertorello / AFP)MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP/Getty Images MARCO BERTORELLO, TOPSHOT - The pack rides with the Cathedral of reims in background during the third stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race between Binche and Epernay, in Reims, on July 8, 2019. Chris Froome vient d’annoncer qu’il mettait un terme à sa saison 2019, après une nouvelle mésaventure. Il a ensuite fait son grand retour sur le Tour de Catalogne, dans l’espoir de se réaffirmer comme le meilleur « grimpeur » du peloton professionnel. ». Grandissime favori du Critérium du Dauphiné qu’il a remporté à trois reprises, le Britannique voulait remporter une quatrième édition et rentrer un peu plus dans l’histoire. (Photo by JEFF PACHOUD / AFP)JEFF PACHOUD/AFP/Getty Images JEFF PACHOUD, TOPSHOT - Slovakia's Peter Sagan, wearing the best sprinter's green jersey celebrates as he wins on the finish line of the fifth stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race between Saint-Die-des-Vosges and Colmar, eastern France, in Colmar on July 10, 2019. “We have had a look at his data, he went from 54 kilometers per hour to a dead stop.”. (Photo by Marco Bertorello / AFP)MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP/Getty Images MARCO BERTORELLO, TOPSHOT - Belgium's Wout van Aert (2ndR) celebrates, past Australia's Caleb Ewan (L) and Italy's Elia Viviani (R), as he wins on the finish line of the tenth stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race between Saint-Flour and Albi, on July 15, 2019. Mais le Britannique a pour habitude de bien débuter sa saison en terminant dans les dix premiers de sa course de reprise. Our journalists will try to respond by joining the threads when they can to create a true meeting of independent Premium. Plusieurs fractures, au fémur et au coude droit ainsi qu'aux côtes. Julien Moreau, Mis à jour le 07/09/2019 à 20h11 – (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP/Getty Images ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT, TOPSHOT - France's Julian Alaphilippe (frontC), wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey and cyclists cross the Pont du Gard during the sixteenth stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race between Nimes and Nimes, in Nimes, on July 23, 2019. (Photo by Marco Bertorello / AFP)MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP/Getty Images MARCO BERTORELLO, TOPSHOT - Fans cheer as Italy's Matteo Trentin chases the leader of the breakaway during the twelfth stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race between Toulouse and Bagneres-de-Bigorre, on July 18, 2019. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP/Getty Images ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT, TOPSHOT - A woman cheers with pompoms from a car as the pack rides past during the fourth stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race between Reims and Nancy, eastern France, on July 9, 2019. Après de nombreux accidents ces derniers mois impliquant des cyclistes à l'entraînement et des automobilistes, c'est au tour de Chris Froome d'être concerné par pareille mésaventure. In a statement Team Ineos said: “Chris Froome sustained multiple serious injuries during a recon of stage four of the Critérium du Dauphiné. Mis à jour le 07/09/2019 | 19:10publié le 07/09/2019 | 18:57. (Photo by Marco Bertorello / AFP)MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP/Getty Images MARCO BERTORELLO, TOPSHOT - France's Julian Alaphilippe, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey crosses the finish line of the thirteenth stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, a 27,2-kilometer individual time-trial in Pau, on July 19, 2019. "M. Froome a déposé plainte à l'antenne de police de Beausoleil où il a été reçu par un agent. It allows our most engaged readers to debate the big issues, share their own experiences, discuss real-world solutions, and more. The most important news stories of the day, curated by Post editors and delivered every morning. But there is also the young Colombian Egan Bernal, who is very promising.”. “Now recovery is going to be long. - On Saturday, July 6, the 106th edition of the Tour de France will start with a 194.5km stage in the region of Brussels, 100 years after the introduction of the yellow jersey and 50 years after Belgian legend Eddy Merckx won his first Tour. Kevin Durant has surgery to repair ruptured Achilles'. “It sounds like he was at the foot of the descent,” he told Cycling News. Le jeune Romain Guyot (23 ans), coureur de l'équipe Vendée U, est lui décédé, percuté par un camion sur un rond-point. (Photo by Marco Bertorello / AFP)MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP/Getty Images MARCO BERTORELLO, TOPSHOT - Australia's Caleb Ewan (frontL) wins past Netherlands' Dylan Groenewegen on the finish line of the eleventh stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race between Albi and Toulouse, in Toulouse on July 17, 2019. (Photo by Marco Bertorello / AFP)MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP/Getty Images MARCO BERTORELLO, TOPSHOT - Netherlands' Dylan Groenewegen (C) sprints with Slovakia's Peter Sagan (2ndL), wearing the best sprinter's green jersey,and Australia's Caleb Ewan (L) to win on the finish line of the seventh stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race between Belfort and Chalon-sur-Saone, in Chalon-sur-Saone, eastern France, on July 12, 2019. Belgium’s Jolien D’Hoore won the third stage, which ended at Blenheim Palace, while Germany’s Lisa Brennauer claimed the overall lead in the classification. Coronavirus: How has sport been affected? Froome had been chasing a record-equalling fifth title in the Tour de France. Le Britannique aura même le bras en écharpe pendant plusieurs semaines. (Photo by Marco Bertorello / AFP)MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP/Getty Images MARCO BERTORELLO, TOPSHOT - France's Thibaut Pinot, in his team car, reacts after quitting the Tour de France due to a thigh problem during the nineteenth stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race between Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne and Tignes, in Tignes, on July 26, 2019. (Photo by Marco Bertorello / AFP)MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP/Getty Images MARCO BERTORELLO, TOPSHOT - Team Deceuninck rider France's Julian Alaphilippe (C) reacts after crossing the finish line of the twentieth stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race between Albertville and Val Thorens, in Val Thorens, on July 27, 2019. (Photo by JEFF PACHOUD / POOL / AFP)JEFF PACHOUD/AFP/Getty Images JEFF PACHOUD, TOPSHOT - Dutch rider Mike Teunissen (R) sprints with Slovak rider Peter Sagan (2ndL) to win the first stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race between Brussels and Brussels, Belgium, on July 6, 2019. (Photo by Marco Bertorello / AFP)MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP/Getty Images MARCO BERTORELLO, TOPSHOT - France's Yoann Offredo (L), Switzerland's Michael Schar (C) and Belgium's Frederik Backaert (R) ride as the breakaway group during the fourth stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race between Reims and Nancy, eastern France, on July 9, 2019. (Photo by JEFF PACHOUD / AFP)JEFF PACHOUD/AFP/Getty Images JEFF PACHOUD, TOPSHOT - Breakaway group rides up to the Col de Peyresourde (Peyresourde Pass) during the twelfth stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race between Toulouse and Bagneres-de-Bigorre, on July 18, 2019. (Photo by JEFF PACHOUD / AFP)JEFF PACHOUD/AFP/Getty Images JEFF PACHOUD, TOPSHOT - The pack rides past the Lac of Serre-Poncon (Serre-Poncon lake) during the eighteenth stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race between Embrun and Valloire, in Valloire, on July 25, 2019. - Today's stage is a technically tricky team time trial with a 27.6km Brussels city-centre route. He’s in intensive care. Avec une nouvelle victoire, il serait devenu le recordman de victoires. Four-time Tour de France winner made his return in the curtailed UAE Tour in February and believes he is close to full fitness following neck, leg, hip, elbow and rib injuries. Le quadruple vainqueur du Tour de France (2013, 2015, 2016 et 2017) avait manqué l'édition 2019 après être rentré dans un mur lors d'une reconnaissance de la 4e étape critérium du Dauphiné, le 12 juin. It is concerning, there is no doubt about that,” Team INEOS principal Dave Brailsford told Radio 5 Live’s BeSpoke podcast. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP/Getty Images ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT, TOPSHOT - Cycling enthusiasts wearing polka dot jerseys takes pictures of Great Britain's Simon Yates during the fifteen stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race between Limoux and Foix Prat d'Albis, in Foix Prat d'Albis on July 21, 2019. Mais, sur la reconnaissance de la 4e étape (contre-la-montre), Christopher Froome chutait. But Tour de France organisers are focusing on a postponement of the 27 June - 19 July race rather than a cancellation, according to an email seen by Reuters on Saturday which was sent to the publishers of the official Tour programme. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP/Getty Images ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT, TOPSHOT - Belgium's Thomas De Gendt celebrates as he wins on the finish line of the eighth stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race between Macon and Saint-Etienne, in Saint-Etienne, eastern France, on July 13, 2019. Le bilan ? Il n'est pas blessé mais son vélo est plié", a expliqué le commissariat de Menton. (Photo by JEFF PACHOUD / AFP)JEFF PACHOUD/AFP/Getty Images JEFF PACHOUD, TOPSHOT - France's Julian Alaphilippe, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey reacts after crossing the finish line of the sixth stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race between Mulhouse and La Planche des Belles Filles, in La Planche des Belles Filles on July 11, 2019. Cette année, Froome a commencé sa saison sur le Tour de Colombie, une course ou le Top 10 est obligatoire mais le Britannique fut fantomatique sur les routes colombiennes en terminant 91e du classement général à plus de 48’ du vainqueur, Miguel Angel Lopez. Blues’ half-century wait ends with Stanley Cup win over Bruins, At Pebble Beach, Tiger Woods returns to the scene of his prime, the 2000 U.S. Open. TOPSHOT - Germany's Team Sunweb cycling team rides through the Saint-Hubert Royal Galleries on their way to the team presentation ceremony in Brussels on July 4, 2019, two days prior to the start of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race. By signing up you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, Reporter covering sports, with an emphasis on politics and national stories. Le quadruple vainqueur du Tour de France vit depuis quelques mois, ses moments les plus difficiles depuis sa signature chez Ineos (2010). There are crashes and bad crashes and this was a bad crash. En effet, Froome est retourné à l'hôpital après s'être coupé le pouce avec un couteau de cuisine. Christian Prudhomme, the general director of the Tour de France, offered his commiserations to the rider. Vos hit her head in a collision that happened as the peloton upped the speed for an intermediate sprint. Le Britannique vient de retourner à l'hôpital après s'être ouvert le pouce avec un couteau de cuisine. Il précise que l'automobiliste a ensuite pris la fuite. (Photo by JEFF PACHOUD / POOL / AFP)JEFF PACHOUD/AFP/Getty Images JEFF PACHOUD, TOPSHOT - Cycling enthusiasts wait for riders in the Tourmalet during the fourteenth stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race between Tarbes and Tourmalet Bareges, on July 20, 2019. Froome spent more than three weeks in hospital after breaking his neck, femur, elbow, hip and ribs when he crashed into a wall at high speed while training for the Criterium du Dauphin last June. He returned to competition in February at the UAE Tour, a race that was cut short by the coronavirus. (Photo by Marco Bertorello / AFP)MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP/Getty Images MARCO BERTORELLO, TOPSHOT - Slovakia's Peter Sagan, wearing the best sprinter's green jersey leads the race during the eighteenth stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race between Embrun and Valloire, in Valloire, on July 25, 2019. "Le problème c'est qu'il n'a pas l'immatriculation de la voiture et ça va être un peu compliqué (de retrouver l'automobiliste, ndlr). It’s a very serious accident. “It’s obviously very gusty today and he took his hands off the bars to blow his nose and the wind has taken his front wheel. The operation, which lasted for six hours, went very well,” Dr. Richard Usher said in a statement on Team INEOS’s website. "Obligé de garder mon pouce levé pour quelques semaines. Hâte d'être en 2020", a ajouté Froome avec une pointe d'autodérision. “He has been one of the landmarks of the race, a central figure since 2013. "Je me suis coupé au pouce de manière stupide avec un couteau de cuisine et j'ai dû subir une intervention chirurgicale la nuit dernière [de vendredi à samedi] pour reconstituer le tendon abîmé", a annoncé le coureur britannique de 34 ans sur son compte Twitter samedi, avec une photo de lui sur son lit d'hôpital. (Photo by JEFF PACHOUD / AFP)JEFF PACHOUD/AFP/Getty Images JEFF PACHOUD, TOPSHOT - Cyclism enthusiasts wave French national flags as their cheer riders of a breakaway in the Mur d'Aurec-sur-Loire during the ninth stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race between Saint-Etienne and Brioude, on July 14, 2019. (Photo by Marco Bertorello / AFP)MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP/Getty Images MARCO BERTORELLO, TOPSHOT - Dutch rider Mike Teunissen (2ndR) wearing his overall leader's yellow jersey and teammates of Netherlands' Jumbo-Visma cycling team sprint to win on the finish line of the second stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, a 27.6km team time-trial in Brussels, Belgium, on July 7, 2019. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP/Getty Images ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT, TOPSHOT - Riders of Switzerland's Team Katusha Alpecin cycling team compete in the second stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, a 27.6km team time-trial in Brussels, Belgium, on July 7, 2019. Froome, who was unconscious after the crash, fractured his right femur, hip, elbow and ribs and was airlifted to Saint-Etienne University Hospital, where he was in intensive care. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? (Photo by Marco Bertorello / AFP)MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP/Getty Images MARCO BERTORELLO, TOPSHOT - A French national flag flies ste on a convertible car as rider pass by during the third stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race between Binche and Epernay, on July 8, 2019. There is Geraint Thomas, the title holder, who can become the natural leader of the team. “There are crashes and bad crashes and this was a bad crash.”. The most insightful comments on all subjects will be published daily in dedicated articles. Une intervention chirurgicale a même été nécessaire pour rétablir le tendon. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP/Getty Images ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT, TOPSHOT - A cycling fan dressed with a costume of a pink rabbit with a sign reading "Little Rabbit" waves on the roadside as a cycling team car pass by during the twelfth stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race between Toulouse and Bagneres-de-Bigorre, on July 18, 2019. Four-times Tour de France winner Chris Froome said his recovery from a horrific accident last year was nearly complete and his training load was back to normal as he prepares for when competition resumes after the new coronavirus outbreak. Mercredi 12 juin, en préparation du contre-la-montre de Roanne, 4e étape du Critérium du Dauphiné, Christopher Froome a chuté à 60 km/h au 11e kilomètre dans une descente, sur la départementale 51 à Saint-André-d'Apchon. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP/Getty Images ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT, TOPSHOT - France's Thibaut Pinot, in his team car, reacts after quitting the Tour during the nineteenth stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race between Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne and Tignes, in Tignes, on July 26, 2019. Chris Froome est fatigué alors que la saison n’a même pas commencé. You can find our Community Guidelines in full here. Et assure que l'acte était volontaire. Le vent a alors pris la roue de devant et il est rentré dans un … Publié le 07/09/2019 à 20h04. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP/Getty Images ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT, TOPSHOT - The pack rides during the twelfth stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race between Toulouse and Bagneres-de-Bigorre, on July 18, 2019. (Photo by Marco Bertorello / AFP)MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP/Getty Images MARCO BERTORELLO, TOPSHOT - Riders of Netherlands' Jumbo-Visma cycling team compete in the second stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, a 27.6km team time-trial in Brussels, Belgium, on July 7, 2019. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP/Getty Images ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT, TOPSHOT - This photo taken with a tilt and shift lens shows the pack riding in the countryside during the third stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race between Binche and Epernay, on July 8, 2019. En janvier, plusieurs coureurs de l'équipe Giant-Alpecin, dont Warren Barguil et John Degenkolb, ont été sérieusement blessés, percutés par une voiture circulant en contre-sens lors d'un camp d'entraînement en Espagne.