- Chris Froome, the four-time Tour de France winner, has announced his retirement from professional cycling.
- The 41-year-old, born in Kenya to British parents, dominated the Tour de France with Team Sky between 2013 and 2017, securing four yellow jerseys.
- His Grand Tour successes also include overall victories at the Vuelta a Espana in 2011 and 2017, and the Giro d’Italia in 2018, alongside two Olympic time trial bronze medals.
- Froome confirmed his career conclusion after suffering serious injuries, including five broken ribs, a collapsed lung and a lumbar vertebrae fracture, in a training crash last August.
- His later career was significantly impacted by a high-speed crash in 2019 and a subsequent move from Team Sky (now Ineos) to Israel Start-Up Nation, with his last Tour de France participation being in 2022.
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