Chris Froome: Team Sky rider back training after being "rammed'

Froome will be aiming for his third consecutive Tour de France win - and fourth in total - when the 2017 event begins on 1 July

Britain's three-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome is back training after his bike was "rammed" on Tuesday.

The 31-year-old posted a picture of his damaged bike on Twitter saying: "Rammed on purpose by an impatient driver who followed me into the pavement."

Froome was unhurt and praised French police for their response, adding: "I have given them all the details."

The Team Sky rider posted on Twitter that he was back on the saddle after having a new bike flown in.

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The incident is believed to have taken place in Beausoleil, near to his Monaco home.

The Team Sky rider is expected to race in next month's Criterium du Dauphine, a race he has won three times.

The race will serve as a warm-up to the Tour de France, which takes place between 1-23 July.