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Famous cyclist ruled out of Tour de France after breaking and ribs leg in 'high-speed crash'

Chris Froome crashed during the Criterium du Dauphine [Courtesy]

Chris Froome will miss the Tour de France and the rest of 2019 — after smashing into a wall at 40mph while blowing his nose.

Britain's four-times winner of the Yellow Jersey was airlifted to hospital with multiple injuries – including a broken leg, broken elbow and fractured ribs – after a crash that shook cycling.

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