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Chris Froome: Lappartient should raise his concerns in person – not through the media

By Stephen Farrand and Patrick Fletcher

published 8 March 2018

Team Sky rider says he would keep results between test and any eventual ban

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Chris Froome gets ready to start his season at Ruta del Sol.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Chris Froome at the Tirreno-Adriatico press conference(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Chris Froome climbing(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

UCI president David Lappartient at the Tour Down Under(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Chris Froome draws a crowd at the Tirreno-Adriatico press conference(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Chris Froome has responded to David Lappartient's assertion that it would be a "disaster" if he were to race the this year's Tour de France with his doping case unresolved, telling Cyclingnews that the UCI president should voice his concerns directly instead of through the media.

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Lappartient was hard hitting in an interview with the BBC on Wednesday. As well as calling for a UCI anti-doping investigation into TUE use by Bradley Wiggins and Team Sky, he said that if Froome competed in the world's biggest race with the possibility of a ban hanging over him, it would be harmful to the sport's reputation.

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