TOULON, France (AP) — Four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome underwent successful surgery after sustaining a fractured vertebrae, collapsed lung and five broken ribs in a training accident in France, his team said Friday.
The 40-year-old British cyclist crashed on a training ride Wednesday and was airlifted to a hospital in Toulon.
“He is in good spirits and grateful for the excellent medical support he has received,” the Israel Premier-Tech team said in a statement that also was posted on Froome's Instagram account.
The team said Froome had “successfully undergone surgery.”
“The procedures went as planned, and Chris is currently recovering in hospital under the care of his medical team,” it added.
Froome won the Tour de France in 2013 and three in a row from 2015-17.
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FILE - Belgium's Kobe Goossens, Britain's Chris Froome and Britain's Thomas Pidcock, from left to right, climb Col de la Croix de Fer pass during the twelfth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 165.5 kilometers (102.8 miles) with start in Briancon and finish in Alpe d'Huez, France, Thursday, July 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole, File)
Chris Froome of Israel - Premier Tech takes the Cablecar after finishing the eigth stage, a 10.1 km Mountain time trial from Beckenried to Stockhuette, at the 88th Tour de Suisse UCI World Tour cycling race, Sunday, June 22, 2025. (Urs Flueeler/Keystone via AP)
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Police in Uganda on Saturday denied reports that the main opposition candidate in this week's tense election had been arrested, terming the reports as “deceitful and inciteful.” They urged citizens to remain peaceful as the country awaits the results in the presidential vote.
Uganda held a general election on Thursday amid an internet shutdown that has been in place for four days, with the military heavily deployed across the country and pockets of violence erupting as people protested parliamentary election results in various parts of the country.
President Yoweri Museveni, 81, is seeking a seventh term in office and is leading in the provisional results with more than 70% support. His main challenger, musician-turned-politician Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, better known as Bobi Wine, is currently holding 20% of the vote. Wine dismissed the announced results as “fake,” and asked his supporters to ignore them.
Police on Saturday said that Wine was “not under arrest,” as claimed by his National Unity Platform party. Police spokesperson Kituuma Rusoke said Wine was free to leave his house, but there was “controlled access” for others trying to go into the property, to prevent people from using the premises to incite violence.
“It should not surprise you when we have a pickup or two near the residence of Kyagulanyi,” Rusoke said.
Ugandan electoral officials are set to announce the final presidential results on Saturday, as constitutionally required. The chairperson of the national electoral commission said Friday that everything was on course to announce the final result by the end of the day Saturday.
The voting was marred by delays due to the late delivery of materials to polling stations after opening time and the failure of some biometric machines.
President Museveni said he agreed with the electoral commission’s plan to revert to paper voter registration records, but Wine alleged fraud, claiming that there was “massive ballot stuffing” and that his party’s polling agents were abducted to give an unfair advantage to the ruling party.
The security forces were a constant presence throughout the election campaign, and Wine said authorities followed him and harassed his supporters, using tear gas against them. He campaigned in a flak jacket and helmet due to his security fears.
Wine wrote Thursday on X that he was unable to leave his house, and on Friday his party wrote that he had been arrested and taken away in an army helicopter.
Uganda has not witnessed a peaceful transfer of presidential power since independence from British colonial rule six decades ago.
Veteran opposition figure Kizza Besigye, a four-time presidential candidate, remains in prison after he was charged with treason in February 2025.
Uganda's security forces patrol a street during protests following the announcement of the preliminary results in Kampala, Uganda, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
A Ugandan police officer makes a gesture behind a burning fire amid protests following the announcement of the preliminary results in Kampala, Uganda, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
Girls run during protests following the preliminary results in Kampala, Uganda, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
