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Chris Froome’s bike destroyed after car knocks him over

Tour de France winner unhurt after being ‘rammed on purpose by an impatient driver’

A photo of the damaged Team Sky bike posted by Chris Froome on Twitter on Tuesday. Photograph: Chris Froome
A photo of the damaged Team Sky bike posted by Chris Froome on Twitter on Tuesday. Photograph: Chris Froome
Tue May 09 2017 - 10:26

Chris Froome has said he was deliberately knocked off his bike by a hit-and-run driver while training in southern France.

The 31-year-old three-time Tour de France winner posted a picture of his broken bike on Twitter but said he was not hurt in the incident.

The Team Sky rider wrote: “Just got rammed on purpose by an impatient driver who followed me onto the pavement! Thankfully I’m okay. Bike totaled. Driver kept going!”

The picture was geotagged from Beausoleil in France, close to Froome's home in Monaco.

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Last month, former Giro d'Italia winner Michele Scarponi of the Astana team was killed when he was knocked off his bike by a van while training in Italy.

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