Lance Armstrong took some of the blame for the doping accusations levelled recently against Tour de France winner Chris Froome, saying in an interview with Sky Sports News HQ that he can empathise with riders having to answer questions about doping during the middle of the Tour.
"I know what that is like for a guy like Chris to be in the middle of the Tour, to deal with the constant questions, which of course he is, and to be fair and to be honest, a lot of that is my fault,” Armstrong said in the interview, which took place ahead of his participation in a charity ride along the Tour route on Thursday and Friday.
"A lot of people ask those questions, they see his style, they see his performance, they see the time gaps, they see the cadence and they think, 'This guy is just another one of them,’” Armstrong said. "I feel bad about that. Whoever is winning the Tour de France in 2015 should not be answering questions about someone who won it 10 or 15 years ago. That's just not legitimate. That’s just not fair."
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Froome was the subject of doping allegations following the release of leaked power data from his 2013 Tour de France win and his race-shattering ride during stage 10.
For his own part, Froome dismissed Armstrong’s participation at the charity ride, which benefits cancer research, as a “non-event,” saying Armstrong’s participation in the charity ride had nothing to do with the Tour de France. “He’s not on the start line of the Tour de France or anything like that," Froome said.
Armstrong had previously raised some internet hackles with a post on Twitter following Froome’s stage 10 ride, writing, “Clearly Froome/Porte/Sky are very strong. Too strong to be clean? Don't ask me, I have no clue."
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