Overview

• Michelle Froome told The Times that surgeons discovered and repaired a pericardial rupture during her husband's operations in Toulon.
• Israel–Premier Tech previously confirmed a pneumothorax, five broken ribs, and a lumbar vertebra fracture and said he will miss the rest of the season.
• He was airlifted to the Sainte Anne Toulon military hospital, which his wife described as the region’s highest-level trauma center specializing in thoracic surgery.
• The Times reported he clipped a kerb and hit a road sign at more than 30 mph while training near Saint-Raphaël.
• The cardiac finding has heightened concern over his long-term recovery and career prospects given his contract’s year-end expiry, with no further medical prognosis beyond this season.