EX-WORLD cycling chief Brian Cookson admitted he DID know Chris Froome had failed a drugs test when he called for Team Sky’s reputation to be restored. Cookson was ousted as head of the UCI on September 21 — the day after Sky were told of Froome’s test result — and said this week he had […]
CHRIS FROOME is under investigation by the UCI after elevated levels of Salbutamol was found in his system during the Vuelta a Espana race, that he won. The UCI, world cycling’s governing body, found that the concentration of the substance in the urine was higher than his permitted levels – but he is not accused […]
CHRIS FROOME put one wheel into the pantheon of cycling’s greatest as he successfully defended his lead on the final climb of the Vuelta a Espana. And it was no mean feat, as the Tour de France winner ground up the mountain monster known as Angliru, finishing third on the day behind retiring stage winner […]
CHRIS FROOME says he is still on course for Vuelta a Espana glory — despite seeing his lead slashed. The Team Sky ace, 32, was dropped by his rivals on a brutal stage 17 climb to Los Machucos. Froome lost 42 seconds to Vincenzo Nibali as his lead over the Italian was cut to 1min […]
CHRIS FROOME tightened his grip on the overall lead at La Vuelta by coasting to victory in the stage 16 time trial The Team Sky rider, who is aiming to become the first person to win the Tour de France and La Vuelta in the same year since 1978, clocked 47 minutes exactly over the […]