Chris Froome returned a "adverse" drugs test at the Vuelta a Espana.
Chris Froome is facing questions after returning an "adverse" drugs test at the Vuelta a Espana.
The Team Sky rider had double the allowed level of legal asthma drug Salbutamol in his urine.
Cycling's world governing body the UCI wants more details from the team but says Froome is not suspended.
The Briton, 32, says he increased his dosage but it was within the legal limits and the UCI is "absolutely right" to ask questions.
Froome says he took his team doctor's advice to up his inhaler use after his asthma symptoms got worse during the Vuelta.
He became the first Briton to win the three-week race around Spain and it followed his Tour de France victory in July.
He was notified of the "adverse analytical finding" on 20 September 2017.
The urine test, taken on 7 September, showed levels of the drug, Salbutamol, which is commonly taken for asthma, were at 2,000 nanograms per millilitre (ng/ml).
That compares to the World Anti-Doping Agency's (Wada) threshold of 1,000 ng/ml.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/42335916
The Drugs Issue is never far away from World Cycling.
Re: Chris Froome returned a "adverse" drugs test at the Vuelta a Espana.
Sky do seem to have had quite a few riders on their books who suffer from asthma.
Re: Chris Froome returned a "adverse" drugs test at the Vuelta a Espana.
What goes around comes around. I remember Froome being very holier than though about Bradley
Wiggins and his " asthma ".
Re: Chris Froome returned a "adverse" drugs test at the Vuelta a Espana.
How come these pro cyclers suffer from asthma? :sherlock:
Re: Chris Froome returned a "adverse" drugs test at the Vuelta a Espana.
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simonp_ccfc
How come these pro cyclers suffer from asthma? :sherlock:
Asthma is more common in professional athletes
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/think...nd-does-it-he/
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simonp_ccfc
How come these pro cyclers suffer from asthma? :sherlock:
There was a feature about pro footballers being more prone to asthma as they tend to breath through
their mouths so bypassing the particle filter that is your nose on BBC one morning this week.
They were advised by an expert to have two puffs a day as a preventative and one 20 minutes before
a match. ( of asthma inhalers ).
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BlueWales
What goes around comes around. I remember Froome being very holier than though about Bradley
Wiggins and his " asthma ".
THOU , sorry ! Predictive texting.
Re: Chris Froome returned a "adverse" drugs test at the Vuelta a Espana.
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BlueWales
THOU , sorry ! Predictive texting.
Wiggins was majorly taking the piss... plus was a bit of a **** to Froome...
