The 34-year-old Briton was airlifted to the University Hospital of St Etienne, where he is continuing his post-surgery recovery.
"I know how lucky I am to be here today and how much I owe to all the paramedics and medical staff on the race," Froome said in a statement https://www.teamineos.com/article/froomes-thanks-for-overwhelming-support.
"Whilst this is a setback and a major one at that, I am focusing on looking forward.
"There is a long road to recovery ahead, but that recovery starts now and I am fully focused on returning back to my best."
Froome offered his thanks for the overwhelming number of messages of support from fans.
"This is obviously a tough time but I have taken a lot of strength from the support over the last three days," he added.
"The outpouring of support has been really humbling and something I would never have expected."
(Reporting by Hardik Vyas in Bengaluru, editing by Pritha Sarkar)
