Chris Froome, Britain’s double Tour de France winner, intends publishing all his independent test results online and in print next month.
Froome, who won his second title in July after holding off the challenge of Nairo Quintana, was heavily scrutinised by the French media and public during the race, even having urine thrown in his face by one spectator.
In response, Froome on Saturday announced via his Twitter account: “As promised, I will be making the results and analysis of the independent testing I did after #TDF2015 available to the public.”
He added: “Sports scientists recently completed their analysis of my tests done at the @UCI_cycling @WCC_cycling in 2007 & the @GSK_HPL this year. All the details will be published by @EsquireUK (print & online) on the 3rd of December.”
Before last year’s race, Froome admitted missing a drugs test while on holiday, blaming overzealous hotel staff for the error. During the 2015 Tour, the whispering campaign against the British rider began. It was reported that he was willing to undergo independent physiological testing and release the results to prove his innocence, with Froome saying at the time: “What haven’t I done? I’ve tried to be as much a spokesman as I can for clean cycling.
“I’ve spoken to the CIRC [Cycling Independent Reform Condition], I’ve made suggestions to the governing body to implement things like night-time testing. I’ve pointed out when I’ve felt there hasn’t been enough testing, in places like Tenerife. What else is a clean rider supposed to do?”
