Froome provides upbeat update on recovery progress after surgery
Chris Froome has undergone successful surgery to remove metalwork from his hip and elbow as he continues his recovery from several serious injuries.
Four-time Tour de France champion Froome has been out of action since June, after he sustained a fractured right femur, a fractured elbow and fractured ribs in a crash on a training run for the Criterium du Dauphine.
The 34-year-old underwent emergency surgery in France before beginning his recovery, with Team INEOS providing a video update on Froome's progress in August.
Froome, who is hopeful of participating in the 2020 Tour de France, confirmed on social media in September that he was back on the road, subsequently taking part in the time trial event at the Saitama Criterium, alongside team-mate and 2019 Le Tour champion Egan Bernal.
Less some hardware from my hip & elbow Feeling groggy but all went perfectly #roadtoTDF2020 #roadtotokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/itpxtLAF83
— Chris Froome (@chrisfroome) November 8, 2019
On Friday, Froome provided a further update, revealing he has had the surgery required to remove the metalwork from his body had been a success.
"Less (sic) some hardware from my hip and elbow," Froome tweeted. "Feeling groggy but all went perfectly."
This is someone trying to smear me - Wiggins hits out at cheating claims
Five-time Olympic champion Bradley Wiggins has labelled allegations of cheating as "malicious".
Froome stands by under-fire Team Sky & Brailsford
Team Sky and Dave Brailsford have come under fire, but Chris Froome spoke out in their defence on Tuesday.
Cavendish crashes again on Tirreno-Adriatico opening stage
It has been a difficult start to 2018 for Mark Cavendish, who suffered another crash on the opening day of the Tirreno-Adriatico.
UCI president calls for investigation into Team Sky
Team Sky should be investigated for any signs of anti-doping violations, according to UCI president David Lappartient.
Froome urges UCI chief not to raise concerns in the media
UCI president David Lappartient said it would be a "disaster" if Chris Froome took part in the Tour de France, irritating the champion.
Top Headlines
- Shiffrin close to slalom history
- Wilder-Joshua way overdue – Hagler
- Coronavirus: AFL wage cut agreed
- Montreal cancels events until July
- What you're missing: The Crucible
- Armstrong retains Landis grudge
- LPGA Tour to return on July 31
- Bigger playoffs reward mediocrity
- Dovizioso to be fit for new season
- Browns TE David Njoku wants trade
- NBA releases scrimmage schedule
- O'Shannessy on data & AI
- Manly suffer controversial loss
- Allegri: There was Madrid contact
- Laidlaw agrees move to Japan
Featured Matches
Football
Cricket
Multan Sul..
186 /6 (20)
Lahore Qal..
191 /1 (18.5)
Lahore Qalandars win by 9 wickets
Quetta Gla..
154 /5 (16.2)
Karachi Ki..
150 /5 (20)
Quetta Gladiators win by 5 wickets
Karachi Ki..
137 /6 (19.2)
Islamabad..
136 /6 (20)
Karachi Kings win by 4 wickets
Australia
258 /7 (50)
New Zealan..
187 (41)
Australia win by 71 runs
Peshawar Z..
151 /8 (20)
Multan Sul..
154 /6 (20)
Multan Sultans win by 3 runs
India
South Afri..
Match abandoned without a ball bowled
Karachi Ki..
151 /0 (17.1)
Lahore Qal..
150 /5 (20)
Karachi Kings win by 10 wickets