Froome must be fairly confident of clearing his name, otherwise he'd be better admitting inadvertent human error, accept losing the Vuelta title and negotiating a 6 month ban backdated to the date of the test so he can defend the tour in exchange for not using his millions to fuck the UCI/WADA with massive legal fees and a protracted stain on cycling's collective reputation.
At least if he admits to one puff too many at the wrong time it would highlight the precariousness of the limits as they are and people would see him as being more honest than the 'phantom twin/uncastrated boar/tainted steak' brigade and feel sorry for him... Any lab results he produces in his defence might also just serve to bolster people's belief that Sky get preferential treatment too even if it's only because they have the cash to throw at that kind of thing.
Froome must be fairly confident of clearing his name, otherwise he'd be better admitting inadvertent human error, accept losing the Vuelta title and negotiating a 6 month ban backdated to the date of the test so he can defend the tour in exchange for not using his millions to fuck the UCI/WADA with massive legal fees and a protracted stain on cycling's collective reputation.
At least if he admits to one puff too many at the wrong time it would highlight the precariousness of the limits as they are and people would see him as being more honest than the 'phantom twin/uncastrated boar/tainted steak' brigade and feel sorry for him... Any lab results he produces in his defence might also just serve to bolster people's belief that Sky get preferential treatment too even if it's only because they have the cash to throw at that kind of thing.