 On 12 June 2019, Froome was hospitalised with a fractured right femur, a fractured elbow, and fractured ribs, after a high-speed crash into a wall while training for the 4th stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné.The incident ruled out his participation in the 2019 Tour de France.He spoke for the first time on 3 August 2019 in an interview about the incident and the recovery process.