"It was a lot of headwind after the last corner and a little rise as well, he said. It was a bit of a waiting game, to make the last push in the final few metres. Gudmestad was really strong, but he was pushing into the wind and I had some slipstream from him. I had enough in the legs to get past him."
"I haven't 100% decided that I'll be retiring at the end of this year, he said. Chances are, yes, I'll be calling it a day, but I'm just keeping the door open."
"He's fine, but it's going to be a long recovery process. He won't be riding a bike for a while."
Chris Froome suffered a training crash in France that left him hospitalised with a broken back, broken ribs and a pericardial rupture, a tear to the sac surrounding the heart. Froome was airlifted to Sainte Anne Toulon military hospital, a regional high-level trauma centre. His team initially reported a collapsed lung, five broken ribs and a lumbar vertebra fracture. Michelle Froome said he is fine but will face a long recovery and will not ride for a while. The severity of the injuries has intensified speculation about imminent retirement. Separately, Olav Kooij won the opening stage of the 2025 men's Tour of Britain, edging Tord Gudmestad after a strong final sprint into a headwind.
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