Froome ruled out of Tour de France

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Chris Froome will not start next month's Tour de France after crashing heavily in the Criterium du Dauphine on Wednesday, Team Ineos manager Dave Brailsford told the Independent newspaper.

"It's a very serious accident. Clearly, he won't be at the start of the Tour de France. It'll take quite a long time before he races again," Brailsford said.

(Reporting by Alan Baldwin, Editing by Catherine Evans)