Cycling-Froome survives Tour crash relatively unscathed (Reuters)
There’s nothing seriously injured by it could have gone either way,” said Froome, who leads stage winner Romain Bardet of France by 4:11 going into Saturday’s last competitive stage. Leading Dutchman Bauke Mollema, who cracked in the finale aftr also crashing, by 3:52 going into Friday’s 146-km trek from Albertville, proved crucial for Froome as his massive advantage meant there was no need to panic. When other rivals attacked in the 9.8-km ascent to Le Bettex, Froome managed to respond, being brought back by his lieutenant, Wout Poels.