The British Chris Froome, who was seriously injured on June 12, will return to the competition in the Tour of the United Arab Emirates, which will be held between February 23 and 29. Froome, four-time Tour winner, has not competed since his fall when he recognized the Dauphiné time trial on June 12.
After suffering multiple fractures, Froome underwent several operations. A few months ago he got on a bicycle for an exhibition in Japan. "I am really happy to return on the Tour of the Arab Emirates. I have just completed a good training session in the Canary Islands and I want to move on to the next stage of my recovery and to recover all my strength," said the Briton, who has Aim to be competitive in the next Tour de France, in July.
The organization of the Tour of the Emirates celebrated the return of Froome, also announcing the participation of Colombian sprinter Fernando Gaviria , of the Spanish Alejandro Valverde , world champion in 2018, of the Slovenian Tadej Pogacar , third of the last Tour of Spain, and of the Australian Rohan Dennis , current world time trial champion.
The seven-stage Tour of the Emirates is the only test of the first division (WorldTour) organized in this region. Last year he won the Slovenian Primoz Roglic , followed by Valverde and the Frenchman David Gaudu.
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