Cycling-Froome set to miss world road championships (Reuters)
Double Tour de France winner Chris Froome is unlikely to take part in the world road cycling championships this month after retiring from the Vuelta with a foot injury. The 30-year-old Briton, who rides for Team Sky, would have been one of the favourites for the title in Virginia when the championships begin on Sept. 19. “It looks unlikely, the fracture will take a while to heal,” Team Sky chief Dave Brailsford was quoted as saying on the BBC.