Chris Froome has crashed during a pre-Vuelta a Espana training ride, though he apparently managed to escape the incident without injury.
The British overall hope tweeted that he'd hit a patch of oil on the road while the team were riding the route of the race's opening team time trial around Jerez.
Chris Froome leads Team Sky at Vuelta a Espana
Chris Froome back in training, looking towards Vuelta a Espana
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