Froome Blasts 'misinformation' In Doping Case On Return To Racing
Muhammad Rameez Published February 14, 2018 | 06:31 PM
Chris Froome insisted that "misinformation" has led to rival riders calling for him to be suspended after an abnormal doping test, as he started his season at the Ruta del Sol on Wednesday
Mijas, Spain, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 14th Feb, 2018 ) :Chris Froome insisted that "misinformation" has led to rival riders calling for him to be suspended after an abnormal doping test, as he started his season at the Ruta del Sol on Wednesday.
"There is a lot misinformation out there. There are also a lot of opinions of people who don't quite fully understand the process," Froome said in response to those who have called for him to be suspended pending a resolution to the case.
"But I do believe that when all the facts are out there people will see it from my point of view." Froome was speaking ahead of the start of the five-day race in Andalusia, his first appearance in the peloton since the revelations in December of the test result.
Cycling's international governing body the UCI is yet to make a ruling on the test, which was given at last year's Vuelta a Espana, a race which Froome won. However, UCI chief David Lappartient said last month that Froome should be suspended over the adverse test and some of the rider's main rivals have hit out at cycling authorities for failing to ban him.
The four-time Tour de France winner has the right to ride because salbutamol, the substance that showed up in the test, is an anti-asthma drug which can be taken legally and so does not lead to an automatic ban.
The UCI have asked Froome to explain why twice the allowed limit showed up in his sample. "We are working as hard as we can to try to get this resolved. No one wants this resolved more fast than I do," added the 32-year-old Briton.
"It's been a difficult period now. These are not normal circumstances. "Obviously this was meant to have been a confidential process, which has been made public, but we are doing our best to get this resolved now and I'm keeping my head down, I've been staying focused on my training and getting ready for the season ahead." The reaction of other riders suggested that the presence of Froome on the Ruta del Sol could provoke some resentment in the peloton.
But Froome said: "The support has been amazing and that goes for other riders as well, the support I've received from the peloton has just been incredible." Despite the criticism, Froome, who has not raced since September, starts his 2018 season in the same country where he returned the controversial test on September 7.
The first stage of the five-day race is a 197.6km ride from Mijas on the Mediterranean coast to Granada. Froome won the race on his last appearance in 2015.
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