Chris Froome ruled out of Vuelta a Espana with fractured bone in foot

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

Two-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome is out of the Vuelta a Espana with a fractured bone in his foot.

The Team Sky leader, who has twice finished runner-up in the Tour of Spain, will not start Thursday’s 12th stage.