Chris Froome deserves to be allowed to put his salbutamol control behind him (Sport, 6 July). I was disappointed to see your correspondent sow a seed of doubt about a “contradictory” account of why Froome (or anyone for that matter) would use increased doses of the anti-asthma drug during an exacerbation of symptoms.
The Union Cycliste Internationale suggested he “significantly increased his dose” to treat a chest infection; Froome stated there was an “acute worsening of my asthma”.
These things are entirely synonymous: we often refer to it as an infective exacerbation of asthma. I appreciate that it’s pretty likely that we haven’t seen the end of doping in cycling, but in this instance it really does look like everything adds up.
Dr Simon James Woods
Croydon University Hospital
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