Chris Froome is a GC rider with seven Grand Tour wins to his name - four at the Tour de France, two at the Vuelta a España and one Giro d'Italia title. The run of wins from 2013 to 2018 ensures his place as the best Grand Tour rider of his generation. His dominance of Grand Tours came to an abrupt end in June 2019 when he suffered horrific injuries in a crash at the Criterium de Dauphiné
Froome was doing a recon of the TT route and suffered a freak accident that saw him hit a wall at speed having been hit by a gust of wind. Froome was airlifted to hospital and was in a life threatening condition.
