Chris Froome has confirmed the end of his career

Thefour-time Tour de France winner, Chris Froome, confirmed on Friday the end of his career as a British cyclist who suffered a fall in training last August that caused a pneumothorax, five broken ribs and a cervical vertebra .

Froome won four editions of the Tour de France between 2013 and 2017 , and the British won the 2018 Giro de Italia and the 2011 and 2017 Vuelta a España.

But his career suffered a halt in 2019, when he suffered a severe fall in recognition of a counterclockwise stage. After the accident, Froome failed to become competitive again, despite continuing his career in the Israel team .