Chris Froome leaves training camp early as sports director doubts recovery

Froome's struggles are thought to be the reason that Bernal's focus could switch to solely being the Tour de France this year

Chris Froome (Photo by Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP via Getty Images)

(Image credit: AFP via Getty Images)

Chris Froome has apparently suffered a setback in his return from injury, having left an Ineos training camp early with one of his sports directors saying he doesn't know if the four-time Tour de France champion will recover.

Reporting on what has been printed in Italian cycling magazine Bicisport this month, SpazioCiclismo say Froome left his team's Spanish training camp after two days with the 34-year-old's recovery being described as "slow".

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