Post by account_disabled on Jan 10, 2024 5:05:44 GMT -5
The organizers of the Tour de France have vetoed the participation of the British Chris Froome in this year's edition, which begins on July 7, due to the ongoing doping procedure, according to what the newspaper Le Monde published this Sunday. The newspaper noted that Amaury Sport Organization (Aso), owner of the Tour, has written to the Sky team to not include the cyclist.
Although Froome could race until his positive case for salbutamol during the last Vuelta a España is resolved, the Tour wants to avoid that, as in the recent Giro d'Italia, his eventual victory could be subject to review as soon as the race closes. investigation.
The race is based on the regulations of the International Cycling Union (UCI) which grants the power to refuse participation or exclude a team or one of its members Binance App Users Data if their presence could damage the image or reputation of the ASO or the event. Le Monde noted that Sky has appealed the decision before the arbitration chamber of the National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF), where the hearing will take place this Tuesday at 9 CET and the next day, July 4, its decision will be known.
Although this ruling could be appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), the newspaper sees it as unlikely that it will be able to rule before the start of the Tour, which will depart on Saturday from Noirmoutier-en-l'Ile, in the French region of Countries. of the Loire (west).
Whether or not he appears at Tuesday's hearing, Froome, winner of the Tour in 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2017, must be assisted by a French lawyer, because it will take place in that language, the newspaper added. Le Monde highlighted that at the moment Sky is the only foreign team that has not yet announced its members for this edition.
This Thursday, the British rider reiterated in an interview on Sky Sports that, although he understands the importance of the case in sport, he believes he has the right to compete and insists that he has done nothing wrong. "It would be very difficult for me not to run, knowing that I have not done anything illegal," he advanced in that chain.
Froome must still demonstrate the presence of double the permitted amount of salbutamol in his system after the eighteenth stage of the Vuelta. In case of sanction, he could lose any victory since the date of the Spanish round.
Although Froome could race until his positive case for salbutamol during the last Vuelta a España is resolved, the Tour wants to avoid that, as in the recent Giro d'Italia, his eventual victory could be subject to review as soon as the race closes. investigation.
The race is based on the regulations of the International Cycling Union (UCI) which grants the power to refuse participation or exclude a team or one of its members Binance App Users Data if their presence could damage the image or reputation of the ASO or the event. Le Monde noted that Sky has appealed the decision before the arbitration chamber of the National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF), where the hearing will take place this Tuesday at 9 CET and the next day, July 4, its decision will be known.
Although this ruling could be appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), the newspaper sees it as unlikely that it will be able to rule before the start of the Tour, which will depart on Saturday from Noirmoutier-en-l'Ile, in the French region of Countries. of the Loire (west).
Whether or not he appears at Tuesday's hearing, Froome, winner of the Tour in 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2017, must be assisted by a French lawyer, because it will take place in that language, the newspaper added. Le Monde highlighted that at the moment Sky is the only foreign team that has not yet announced its members for this edition.
This Thursday, the British rider reiterated in an interview on Sky Sports that, although he understands the importance of the case in sport, he believes he has the right to compete and insists that he has done nothing wrong. "It would be very difficult for me not to run, knowing that I have not done anything illegal," he advanced in that chain.
Froome must still demonstrate the presence of double the permitted amount of salbutamol in his system after the eighteenth stage of the Vuelta. In case of sanction, he could lose any victory since the date of the Spanish round.