“Scans this morning confirm fractured navicular. End of the Vuelta for me.”

Team Sky’s Chris Froome and team-mate Nicholas Roche are among those to question the route of the opening team time-trial of the Vuelta a Espana.

Tour de France winner Chris Froome has confirmed he will race at the 2015 Vuelta a Espana.

Tour de France winner Chris Froome could look to double up on Grand Tours this year and race the Vuelta a Espana which starts in August.