Defiant Christ Froome buoyed by peloton support

Chris Froome insists he has “done nothing wrong” and has defended his decision to return to racing at the Ruta del Sol.

The four-time Tour de France winner is still fighting to prove his innocence after returning an adverse analytical finding for the asthma drug salbutamol during last year’s La Vuelta — a race he won in a historic Tour-Vuelta double.

Several rivals, as well as UCI president David Lappartient, have called for Froome to be suspended by Team Sky until the case is resolved.