LA PIERRE SAINT MARTIN / OSLO (procycling.no): After Tuesday’s demonstration of power had Chris Froome once again answer doping questions after the stage.
On the international press gathering opened Froom by saying:
– It was a dream scenario to learn that all the big names had to drop, and that I got to drive off in the yellow bib. I could ask for anything more.
It was pretty much all he managed to say before doping questions started coming.
– What can you do to prove that you are clean? Get it from a journalist.
– What have I done? I’ve tried to be an advocate for clean sport. I’ve talked with CIRC. I have proposed measures above UCI, such as doping tests at night. I pointed out when I think it’s too little tests, as on Tenerife. What’s more, it is intended that a clean rider to do? Said a clearly upset Froom
Will conduct independent tests
The kenyanskfødte Briton now has plenty of critics, and want to prove that there is no cheating behind his performances. Therefore he will undergo independent physiological tests after the Tour de France.
The tests, according to BT Sport occur between Tour de France and Vuelta a Espana.
The goal should be to find out what it is that makes Chris Froome to such exceptional athlete.
Do not worry leaked video
Ahead of Skys rampage was leaked a video from 2013.
There you can see Chris Froome crush competition on Mont Ventoux, while watching the pulse he has and how much power he produces at any time.
Such information is almost never made public, but will have to be hacked, according to Sky boss Dave Brailsford.
– We think someone has hacked into training our database and obtained information to Chris. So we have some lawyers on the case, said Brailsford to The Telegraph.
When procyling.no asked Brailsford for a fuller comment outside lagbussen to Team Sky before the tenth stage, had the chimney another sound.
– I’m not going to comment on this. You may ask how many times you want, it does not happen. I’m just here to talk about cycling.
Neither Froom would comment on the video appreciable.
– We focus on the race now, and I do not spend much attention to it, to be honest, says Froom the pressure hit.
– What have you to say to those who use the information to say that you are drugged?
– There’s just nonsense, especially when the data is two years old. We are focused on the race. Nothing takes our focus away from it.
The man behind the video: – Not hacked
The man behind this video, Antoine Vayer says Froom physiological data have not been hacked, but leaked.
Vayer was in his time coach for the Italian team Festina, where it took doping over several years. Festina Affair in 1998 was the first real major doping scandal in modern cycling.
– I do not
The former coach points out that he did not leave out the video suggest that Froom cheat, but to help bike sport’s development.
– In the video I say nothing about Froom is clean or not. It is only for helping the sport. I want it to be possible for all to see such things. Sykkkelsporten must grow, and I think Froom should be proud of being the first, says Vayer.
Understand that speculation comes
Froom appears calm when he speaks with media and avoid stirring up when doping questions come.
– It does not make me angry. It would have been different if I had anything to hide, but I am a clean rider. I understand also why those questions coming. It’s about history of the sport and those who have won the tour before me, says Froom.
– I know I’m clean and have worked extremely hard to get in this position. I’m very proud of, adds to Froom.
As you know, then the sport had many cheats through the ages, one of the the former sjudobbelte winner of the Tour de France, Lance Armstrong. He was in 2012 deprived of all his Tour de France titles, and even admitted doping in 2013. Also Armstrong questioning Froom achievement on his Twitter account.
– It is clear that Froom, Porte and Sky are very strong. Too strong to be clean? Do not ask me, I do not know, writes Armstrong.
This article is supplied by bike website procycling.no!
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