{"id":165618,"date":"2018-07-02T09:32:02","date_gmt":"2018-07-02T09:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=165618"},"modified":"2018-07-02T10:55:19","modified_gmt":"2018-07-02T10:55:19","slug":"tour-de-france-organiser-to-block-froome-and-other-important-news-from-the-world-of-cycling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2018\/07\/02\/tour-de-france-organiser-to-block-froome-and-other-important-news-from-the-world-of-cycling\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Froome cleared by the UCI and Other Important News from the World of Cycling"},"content":{"rendered":"

Another Monday is here and our news from the world of cycling with it. So, what did you miss?<\/strong>
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ASO to block Chris Froome<\/strong><\/h2>\n

UPDATE: “The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) confirms that the anti-doping proceedings involving Mr Christopher Froome have now been closed,” read the statement by UCI published earlier today.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

According to the UCI, the governing body has considered all the relevant evidence in detail (in consultation with its own experts and experts from WADA) and concluded that Froome\u2019s sample results do not constitute an adverse analytical finding (AAF).<\/em><\/p>\n

Froome is now certain to start the 2018 Tour de France.<\/em><\/p>\n

According to the French newspaper Le Monde, organisers of the Tour de France have formally forbidden Chris Froome from signing in for this year\u2019s race. Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) has made the move in order to protect the image of the race, because Froome\u2019s appeal against his drugs test from last September has not been resolved yet.<\/p>\n

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Chris Froome pictured during the twelfth stage of the 103rd edition of the Tour de France, 162,5 km from Montpellier to Mont Ventoux, France, on Thursday 14 July 2016. \u00a9\u00a0Profimedia, AFP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

However, Team Sky is appealing against the decision to the court of arbitration of the French Olympic Committee. Their decision should be announced on Wednesday. That could be further appealed to the court of arbitration for sport, but the court of arbitration for sport will most likely not have enough time to rule on the case before the Tour starts.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s terrible that the sporting authorities have not managed to solve this problem before the start of the world\u2019s biggest race,\u201d Christophe Prudhomme said. \u201cI won\u2019t say anything more but of course, rules have to be modified.\u201d<\/p>\n

Team Sky spokesman insists Froome has done nothing wrong, and believes he will be riding the Tour.
\nWe\u2019ll keep you posted as the story develops.<\/p>\n

What a way to announce the TdF team<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Here it is, our 2018 @LeTour<\/a> team! \ud83d\udd90\ud83c\udffd#BicyclesChangeLives<\/a> <\/p>\n

Full Details: https:\/\/t.co\/RUp4Zrt3Ak<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/6fVJACAHOr<\/a><\/p>\n

— Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team (@Q36_5ProCycling) June 29, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n