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hippy
This seems like a fairly plausible explanation. If he smashed his inhaler during the stage then there would be plenty of video/pictures to show this. Salbutamol is short acting and drops off quite quickly within a few hours so it couldn't be blamed before the start of the stage.
Taking more than 2-4 puffs during the last hour of racing would be pretty pointless as he wouldn't bronchodilate any more. It would only serve to make him tachycardic which would be detrimental.