Chris Froome to miss Tour de France 2023 as Israel-Premier Tech leave out multiple Grand Tour champion

Froome, 38, has struggled with form since the middle of 2019, when he crashed into a wall at high speed on a training ride - fracturing his right femur, elbow, and ribs.

He left Team Ineos, formerly known as Team Sky, at the end of 2020 to join Israel Premier-Tech and recently stated this year's Tour was his "ultimate goal", only to not be picked by his team.

Only Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault and Miguel Indurain have won more yellow jerseys than Froome, who is contracted to ride for Israel Premier-Tech until the end of 2025 which would take him into his 40s.