Chris Froome's 2015 season over due to Vuelta a España foot fracture
Tour de France winner Chris Froome unable to ride for Great Britain in the 2015 World Championships

Chris Froome (Team Sky) has said that his 2015 season is over after he was forced to withdraw from the Vuelta a España on Wednesday due to fracturing his foot in a crash.
Speaking from his home in Monaco to ITV's Ned Boulting on Friday, Froome said: "With the fracture, it's six weeks off the bike. We're still waiting to get specialist opinion to see if I need an operation or let it mend naturally, but I'm pretty sure that's the end of the season for me now."
Froome was on the long list to represent Britain at the UCI Road World Championships in Richmond, USA, at the end of the month. It was originally mooted that he may ride both the road race and time trial.
A crash during the opening kilometres of Wednesday's brutal mountain stage saw Froome playing catch-up on the day's opening climb. He then looked to be struggling during the stage, and lost over seven minutes to new race leader Fabio Aru (Astana) - his hopes of a Tour-Vuelta double finished.
After he crossed the finish line, Froome struggled to walk after getting off his bike and was taken to hospital for x-rays. Although the x-rays did not reveal a break, a more detailed MRI scan the following morning confirmed a fracture in his foot, and he withdrew from the race.
Despite his Vuelta mishap, Froome can look back on another highly-successful season: He became the first British rider to claim two Tour de France titles, and also took overall honours in the Vuelta a Andalucia and Criterium du Dauphine in the lead-up to his successful Tour campaign.
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Nigel Wynn worked as associate editor on CyclingWeekly.com, he worked almost single-handedly on the Cycling Weekly website in its early days. His passion for cycling, his writing and his creativity, as well as his hard work and dedication, were the original driving force behind the website’s success. Without him, CyclingWeekly.com would certainly not exist on the size and scale that it enjoys today. Nigel sadly passed away, following a brave battle with a cancer-related illness, in 2018. He was a highly valued colleague, and more importantly, n exceptional person to work with - his presence is sorely missed.
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