Of the many qualities which have helped make Chris Froome the greatest Grand Tour rider of his generation, key amongst them has been his resilience.
Now he will need all of it to get himself back to the top of the sport after a devastating crash at the Criterium du Dauphine put him in intensive care and left his hopes of a fifth Tour de France win this summer in ruins.
When Froome first began to emerge as a contender to win a three-week race eight years ago, it was easy to underestimate him.