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The 33-year-old Team Sky rider had to explain the high dose of anti-asthma medication he had found last year at the Vuelta a España
"This decision is very important for me and for the team, but also for cycling, "says the quadruple winner of the Tour de France in a first reaction
" I know the history of the sport, its good and bad. Always taken very seriously and always doing things the right way.I thought when I said that I would always pay tribute to the winner and that my results will always stay. "
Froome says it's not going to happen. He did not doubt he had a good result, simply because he knew that he had done nothing wrong.
"I have been suffering from asthma since childhood, I know exactly what the rules of the drug are and I use my inhaler only to fight the symptoms within the allowed limits. Of course, the UCI had to review the results of the tests of the Vuelta. Unfortunately, the details of this case did not remain confidential, as it should have been. More than anyone, I understand the frustrations about the duration of this case and the uncertainty that caused it. "
Tour de France
Froome wants to start Saturday as the leader of Team Sky for his fifth victory on the Tour, with which he would equal the record of Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault and Miguel Indurain
"After nine moving months there is finally a line in this business. We can focus on the Tour de France, "said Froome
It was initially uncertain if Froome would be allowed to start in the Tour anyway." On Sunday, the French newspaper Le Monde reported that the British would be banned by the ASO organizer of the biggest and important cycling race of the year.
The ASO relied on an article in its own regulation stating that the organization "has the explicit right to exclude a runner from participation". if this could harm the image or reputation of the event. "
Team Sky appealed against the departure ban, which was to be dealt with by the French Olympic Committee on Tuesday morning, but after the UCI published Froome, the ASO did not. saw no reason not to welcome him to France.
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