Froome before season debut: “A lot of misinformation spread”

Mijas (SID) The four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome once again asserted his innocence in the salbutamol affair at his controversial start to the season at the Tour of Andalusia before the opening stage on Wednesday. "A lot of misinformation has been spread. When all the facts are on the table, people will understand my arguments," said the Brit in Mijas, Spain. On the 197,6 kilometer section to Granada, the 32-year-old stayed in the background and crossed the finish line with the peloton. In the finish sprint, the Frenchman Thomas Boudat (Direct Energie) prevailed and slipped into the red jersey of the overall leader. At the end of September last year, Froome and his Sky team had already learned of the positive result of the doping test taken during the Tour of Spain on September 7th, in which the value of the asthma drug salbutamol was twice the permitted limit. Since then, the team has been in need of explanation. "We are working as hard as we can to solve this case. Nobody wants a quick resolution more than me," said Froome and spoke of "a difficult time" in which he isolated himself in order to "fully focus on training "to concentrate". Froome and his specially hired lawyer Mike Morgan will soon have to present the evidence of innocence that they have collected. According to the Italian sports daily Gazzetta dello Sport, the anti-doping tribunal of the world association UCI wants to open proceedings against Froome "at the end of this week or the beginning of next week".

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Froome before season debut: “A lot of misinformation spread”

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