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The boss of Groupama-FDJ, Marc Madiot, praised the organizers of the Tour de France ASO after the French organizer put in place measures to prevent Chris Froome (Team Sky) from defend his race title. in Le Monde, ASO sent an email to Team Sky in which they declared that Froome would not be welcome or accepted to the Tour, which starts in a week. Froome recently stated that he had all the rights to run, and according to the UCI rules, the British rider can continue to compete even though his salbutamol case at Vuelta a Espana 2017 is prolonged.
However, ASO also has the right to refuse participation in their own events. ASO quoted Article 28 of its rules, which "expressly reserves the right to refuse participation in – or to exclude from the event, a team or one of its members whose presence would be of a nature to damage the image or reputation of ASO or the event. "
Team Sky and Froome are expected to file a call later this week in the hope that the decision of ASO be canceled.
Madiot, who criticized Team Sky in the past, said Froome was not competing. The Tour would bring calm to the current climate. In recent weeks, French cycling legend Bernard Hinault has called on riders to attack Froome. Madiot stopped far away when asked about his reaction to news about ASO in The World, but gave a strong impression that the race organizer had taken the correct steps.
"S there [Froome] is there, it is there if it's not there, it's not there, it would be better if it was not there not there for the general tranquility of the Tour, but if it is there, it is there, I do not need to decide on it, I will try to stay logical and not to say more, I pay tribute to what ASO does, "said Madiot Cyclismactu
Madiot's disappointment about the situation came from the slow pace of the UCI to resolve the situation. returned the AAF last September after a routine test at the end of stage 18 of the Vuelta a Espana.More than ten months have passed since then
"My regrets come from l & # 39; UCI, situations such as this one have already occurred ten or fifteen years ago, and the UCI and WADA have not changed the regulations. I have not solved the potential problems that are repeated today, it 's a little tedious, there is a new president of the UCI and I hope that it' s not a problem. it will be able to reform our sport, there are many reforms to be made, it has been in place since last year. "
" If it was a discreet runner, the case would have been resolved long ago, it could have been solved by Froome himself. say, "listen, I've made a mistake in the dosage, I get to know it, I make a public apology and I accept a penalty". At the limit, the penalty could have been … I will not say negotiated, but adjusted, if Froome and his team had been in good faith, on the other hand, they took the case on a legal basis. "
Madiot reiterated his calls for Team Sky to join the MPCC.The British team has refused a number of invitations to do so over the years.
" Everyone will have a opinion on the situation, there may be an opportunity to better deal with this case. another possibility for Team Sky: they could have joined the MPCC and we would have supported their action not to register their runner in any race, they would have become bigger, they would have chosen another option, they were free to do so. Do not hesitate to ask them why they are not part of the MPCC. "
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