Froome faces race to be fit for Giro after time trial crash

Chris Froome crashes, Tour de Romandie 2010 prologue

Chris Froome faces a battle to regain full fitness in time for the Giro d'Italia after crashing during the prologue of the Tour of Romandie yesterday.

The Team Sky rider crashed on a difficult corner towards the end of the 4.3-kilometre test in Porrentruy, Switzerland. Froome wasn't the only rider to have a problem there. Six riders took the corner badly and either crashed or had to unclip their foot to get round. Cervélo's Joaquin Novoa Menedez went flying into a hedge.

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Sports journalist Lionel Birnie has written professionally for Sunday Times, Procycling and of course Cycling Weekly. He is also an author, publisher, and co-founder of The Cycling Podcast. His first experience covering the Tour de France came in 1999, and he has presented The Cycling Podcast with Richard Moore and Daniel Friebe since 2013. He founded Peloton Publishing in 2010 and has ghostwritten and published the autobiography of Sean Kelly, as well as a number of other sports icons.