Chris Froome (Team Ineos) has revealed his ambitious goals for recovering from a major crash at the Criterium du Dauphiné in June.

Froome, who was seen riding his bike for the first time since his crash two weeks ago and later accidentally cut a tendon in his thumb, told The Telegraph that he plans to compete in the Saitama Criterium in late October with the goal of returning to semi-competitive racing by the end of the year.

The four-time Tour de France winner can walk on crutches and run on a turbo trainer for an hour at a time.

"It would be great to be able to participate in some of the post-season events that I usually do in the off-season. It would be great if I could do something before January to get back on the pro scene," he said in an interview with The Telegraph published Friday.

Saitama Criterium, run by Tour de France organizer ASO, announced that Froome will participate in the race on October 27.

Froome was airlifted to the hospital following an accident in June when he crashed into a wall on a downhill during a time trial reconstruction in the Dauphiné, breaking his leg, hip, ribs, vertebrae, and elbow and undergoing emergency surgery.

The Englishman said he had no memory of the accident, which resulted in four pints of blood loss in addition to broken bones. His memory loss included several minutes on both sides of the crash.

"There's about five minutes where I can't remember anything and it drives me crazy.

"Apparently we went through town after the descent. I don't remember. It happened in that town when there was a long straight slightly downhill section."

"I think the fact that I can't remember anything means that it doesn't bother me in that way."

Despite the list of injuries and the testimony of passing riders, including Dan Martin, many conspiracy theories related to Froome's crash surfaced on Internet message boards and Twitter.

Froome called them "ridiculous," adding, "When I was lying on the side of the road, every rider who passed me knew what had happened."

Of course, aside from the faster, less intense goal of riding a criterium later in the season, one must also think about the Tour de France. Froom is aiming for his fifth title, alongside such greats as Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Inaud, and Miguel Indurain.

Success in 2020 is the goal, and the Tokyo Olympics, which will be held a week later, are another "mouth-watering" course for Froome.

"It should be a very tough race. A week after competing in the Tour is almost perfect, assuming I compete in the Tour. I want to compete in both," he said of the road race and the time trial. [That includes the Tour de France, which is a major goal of Froome's, and to be on top there again, he needs to not only return to his previous level, but surpass it. At least that's what Froome said, with his own teammate and Tour champion Egan Bernal in mind.

"The bar gets raised every year," he said.

"Everyone is going to higher altitudes. Everyone is going into the Grand Tour with the same training and the same nutrition plan. So the difference is minimal."

"But I think a lot of it is getting back to basics. To get back there again, you have to train harder than ever."

"Winning my fifth Tour title was a big deal in itself. But to go from a potentially career-ending crash to a fifth title is ....... After the crash, I said, 'He's done. He'll never win another Tour. They just drive me on."