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Froome continues to protest his innocence
Chris Froome (centre)

CHRIS FROOME insisted he has “done nothing wrong” when defending his decision to return to racing at the Ruta del Sol today.

The four-time Tour de France winner is still fighting to prove his innocence after returning an adverse analytical finding for 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.

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