Team Sky rider Wout Poels has said that it would be “best for everyone” if the investigation into Chris Froome’s salbutamol levels at last year’s Vuelta a Espana was resolved as soon as possible.
"I think that it is best for everyone to get clarity quickly so that we all know what will happen," Poels told NUsport. "Not only for us as teammates, but also for Chris himself. The other riders from the peloton also want to know where they stand, I understand that."
Froome is under investigation after he recorded twice the permitted dosage of salbutamol - 1,000ng/ml - in an anti-doping test conducted during the final week of last year’s Vuelta a Espana. He has denied taking more than the permitted dosage of salbutamol and now must prove that with relevant documentation and laboratory tests.
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It can be an arduous process, and UCI president David Lappartient said last week that Froome's case could drag on for at least a year, given the Briton's access to the best legal assistance. Lappartient also added that it would simplify proceedings if Team Sky was to suspend Froome.
Poels, Froome’s right-hand man in the mountains at Grand Tours in recent years, said that he didn’t know much about the ongoing case. He, like many others, is eagerly awaiting the result of the investigation.
"I must honestly say that we do not hear very much about it," Poels said. "Every once in a while we get a small update and behind the scenes, Chris and his lawyers are working hard to solve the problem. For us, it is mainly about waiting. Hopefully, it will end well."
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