Chris Froome (Team Sky) has told the BBC that he would be willing to put more of his personal data into the public domain in order to prove his results have been obtained by clean methods. During the Tour de France, some of Froome's performances were called into question in some quarters, particularly his victory at La Pierre-Saint-Martin.
The furore was such that Team Sky took the decision to release Froome’s data from his stage-winning ride. "I'm happy to do that. I'm happy to release more information when I can and to show people they can trust these performances," Froome told the BBC.
"I do want to be a spokesman for clean cycling. I believe somebody has to stand up for the current generation."
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During the Tour, Froome also said that he would be prepared to undertake independent physiological testing, outside of the UCI’s testing programme. Cyclingnews spoke to experts after the announcement, who said that tests would have to be done throughout season, including peak times such as the Tour de France. Froome reiterated his pledge during the interview, although no date has been set for when this might happen.
"It's something I wanted to do from the start of the season, even before all this came up during the Tour," said Froome, who believes that he could benefit on a personal level from the extra testing. "The physiological testing could even help me understand what makes me who I am and what it is about me that allows me to make the efforts I do."
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