Acquittal and beginning of the tour for Chris Froome

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The Tour de France has accepted the judgment of the UCI of the World Cycling Federation in the Chris affair Froome. The Briton will be admitted Saturday for the start of the Tour de France, said tour director Christian Prudhomme at the French news agency AFP.

The organizers of the Tour de France had excluded the quadruple winner this weekend. Tuesday, before the French sports court on the approval of the 33-year-old had been negotiated after Froomes Team Sky has re-offended against the departure ban.

No violation of the rules

The trial in the sports court was invalid after the decision of the UCI. Froome had been caught in September 2017 on the Tour of Spain with too high a value of the drug Salbutamol for asthma, which was allowed to some extent. Froome was able to prove in the trial that the abnormal result of the test was not the result of an abuse.

The UCI justified its decision by the verdict that the increase in the dosage of the drug against asthma salbutamol was not considered doping. "The UCI has examined in detail all the relevant evidence," the statement said. "On June 28, 2018, WADA informed the UCI that, given the particular circumstances of the case, it would accept that the results of Mr. Froome's sample do not constitute a violation. "

In the disciplinary proceedings against Froome, the Legal Professional made it known that his abnormal result was the result of an authorized use. Froome suffers from childhood asthma.

Froome never doubted innocence

According to AMA regulations, Froome was allowed to prosecute until the case was cleared . Meanwhile, the controversial Team Sky captain won the Giro d'Italia for the first time in May. He had never doubted that he would be acquitted, said Froome in a statement from his team, "for the simple reason that I have never done anything wrong."

Of course, the UCI had to test the results of the Vuelta. "Unfortunately, the details of the case were not confidential as they should have been.I understand that the frustration and uncertainty were great because it took so long." , said the four-time winner of the Tour de France

Dave Brailsford, the head of the Froomes team, was also satisfied: "We have always trusted Chris and his integrity. We are happy that the case is now over. We look forward to helping Chris (on the Tour de France – Red) to fifth win and thus to the record. "