An x-ray suggests that Team Sky's Chris Froome did not fracture his wrist during today's Stage 4 of the Tour de France, although the race doctor Florence Pommerie has said the defending champion may need to undergo further tests.
Wrist fractures can take some time to become evident on x-rays, and Dr Pommerie said that just because none was apparent today, that does not mean Froome can be given the all-clear just yet, and he may need another one after tomorrow's stage.
The 29-year-old crashed heavily just 5 kilometres into today's stage from Le Touquet to Lille following a touch of wheels.
His left wrist was put in a splint and it was confirmed this evening he had suffered at least a contusion to it. He also sustained abrasions to his left knee and hip and his left elbow as well as a minor cut to his right hand.
With tomorrow's Stage 5 from Ypres to Arenberg-Porte du Hainaut heading over nine sections of cobbles used in Paris-Roubaix, with 14.5km of pavė in total, the worry for Team Sky and its fans will be whether Froome risks exacerbating his wrist injury due to the vibrations coming up from the uneven surface.
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9 thoughts on “X-ray suggests no fracture for Chris Froome but no all-clear just yet”
It took a week for a hair
It took a week for a hair line fracture of my left wrist to be evident on an x-ray. I spend a week doing exercises to loosen the stiffness… which really hurt.
The doctor showed both x-rays one on the day of the crash… no evidence of a crack in the bone at all, one week later there was a distinct white line across the end near my wrist joint.
I got the “potting shed” in A&E to make the pot so it fit my brake hood….. wife was disgusted 😀 But I still managed to ride to and from work.
I really hope his wrist is not broken, can’t imagin what riding over cobbles would be like with a sprained wrist 🙁 OUCH! Springs to mind.
Wonder what the smugness
Wonder what the smugness levels are like in the Wiggins household…
themartincox wrote:Wonder
Probably non existent.
I thought the peloton could
I thought the peloton could have knocked the pace off a little bit more than they did when he was riding to get back on.
daddyELVIS wrote:I thought
Wow, is that you supporting Froome and Sky 😉
Your right though, considering it was so early in the stage they could have sat up a bit more. Perhaps though it shows how other teams feel about Sky ?????
EDIT: or should i say how other teams fear Sky and Froome ????
stumps wrote:
Wow, is that
haha, you know I’m all about fairness. I think Froome is well liked in the peloton, so probably more about fear, although not so sure how well liked Sky are in general.
Great Tour so far, can’t wait to see today’s stage later tonight – rooting for Sagan today!
daddyELVIS wrote:I thought
Don’t see why, he’s not in yellow and it was always going to be a sprint rather than a GC stage
If the combination of his
If the combination of his wrist and the cobbles forces him to retire or lose time or whatever, it’s going to look rather embarassing to Sky to have no plan B – especially given the irony of how well Wiggo did in Paris-Roubaix this year.
Proof! A double barrel
Proof! A double barrel shotgun is better than a single one.