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Understood. The process in this case is taking very long and facts and proof are still not clearly given. The longer it takes to reach a level of transparency about what happened, the more room is given to speculation. That is what is happening, and Sky/Froome are the only ones that can change this situation, so we’ll have to wait for that and accept what happens in the meantime.
peter_v
Hamham
It's more subtle than that, though. Being above the threshold is not forbidden per se, instead the athlete has an opportunity to explain what happened, and then, if the UCI anti doping tribunal aren't satisfied, they can open an anti-doping violation. They can also clear the rider too, if they are satisfied with the explanation.
With a banned substance, that element of doubt isn't there, a ban is issued, irrespective of the athlete's explanation.