Jan Bakelants (AG2R La Mondiale) spoke with Hln.be about his frustration with Chris Froome's doping case. The Belgian, who is currently recovering from a horrendous crash in October, said he believes suspending the Team Sky leader would be the right thing to do.
"He is going to be suspended and that will be right," Bakelants told the Dutch website.
Froome returned an adverse analytical finding (AAF) at the Vuelta a España for twice the permissible 1,000ng/ml level of the asthma medication salbutamol. The test took place September 7 following stage 18. Froome went on to win the overall title.
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Salbutamol is a 'specified' substance on the World Anti-Doping Agency prohibited list and so Froome was not provisionally suspended. To avoid a conviction, Froome and his legal team must convince the anti-doping authorities that he did not exceed permitted dosage and that his sample was skewed by other factors such as dehydration.
Sky Team Principal Dave Brailsford has said, "There are complex medical and physiological issues which affect the metabolism and excretion of Salbutamol. I have the utmost confidence that Chris followed the medical guidance in managing his asthma symptoms, staying within the permissible dose for Salbutamol."
Bakelants made references to a similar case that involved Italian Diego Ulissi, who returned a slightly lower level of salbutamol in an anti-doping control at the 2014 Giro d'Italia. He was suspended for nine months.
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