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Already suffering a wrist injury, Team Sky's captain 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Chris Froome crashed hard twice more on stage 5 of the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tour de France, and the second blow was too much. He 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:abandoned the race, and his defense of his title, and is now facing uncertainty over his injuᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚries and when he will be able to get back to racing.

"I'm devastated to have to pull out of the race. It was the right thing to do after crashing again and I knew that I couldn't carry on," Froome said to TeamSky.com.

"I'm going to fly home tonight and over the next few days I'll go for some more scans o🌜n my wrist to find out exactly what injuries I've sustained."

Conflicting reports came during the stage ꦿas to whether or not Froome's wrist was fractured in his crash on stage 4. He started the day with bracing on his left wrist, but confirmed what had been announced yesterday, that the scans showed no clear fracture last night.

"Clearly I was in pain and we put heavy strapping on the left wrist from the start. It'﷽s too early to say for definite when I'l𒐪l be back on the bike, I'm just going to concentrate on getting back to full fitness."

Ther💮e are many small bones in the wrist and hand, and swelling can obscure fractures. The Team Sky doctor Alan Farrell said, "with the nature of the bones involved at the wrist, it was prudent to keep an open mind on any potential fracture that might not have been evident straight away."

The pain kept Froome from being able to control his bike, something 🎉that made an already hazardous, crash-riddle stage even more dangerous.

"Chris is bitterly disappointed but recognises th𒐪at it was the right thing to do," Farrell said. "He will now return home and undergo more extensive investi♐gations. We will treat him as appropriate for his injuries and hope to see him back on the bike in the very near future."

The team wi🐈ll now look to Australian Richie Porte to contend for the general classification. "They've shown they are ready to get behind Richie, who's in excellent form, and I would like to wish everyone all the best. I'll certainly be cheering them on," Froome said.

"I'd also like to thank all the fans who supported me and the team, especially those who cheered us on in the UK. It was truly memorable to race the Tour de France on British s♒oil and those crowds anღd sounds are something that I will never forget."

Team principal David Brailsford said Froome may race in the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Vuelta a España later this year.