Chris Froome has told Cyclingnews he believes he will be fully exonerated when his ongoing salbutamol case finally reaches a conclusion.
Froome has to justify why double the permitted level of salbutamol was found in an anti-doping control at the Vuelta a España but he insists he has done nothing wrong. While his legal team fight his case with the UCI, Froome is focused on targeting both the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France this summer to become the first rider of his generation to ever win three consecutive Grand Tours.
Froome came across as quietly defiant and determined during when he spoke with Cyclingnews before the Giro d'Italia.
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Normally soft-spoken and polite, Froome's voice and body language change when he is asked about his salbutamol case. He would rather talk about bike racing than revealing details of his legal defence, convinced that his case should never have been made public.
Despite risking a ban from competition if his salbutamol case is declared an anti-doping rule violation, Froome insists he is not thinking about losing any of the results he may secure at the Giro d'Italia if he is eventually banned from competition, as was the case when Alberto Contador was stripped of his 2011 Giro win.
"I'm planning for the best-case scenario, to be fully exonerated, coming from the basis that I know I've done nothing wrong. That's what I'm planning for," Froome tells Cyclingnews sternly, limiting his answers to questions about his case but showing determination in his body language and words that suggested he believes he has not done anything wrong.
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