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I bet they were planning to pump him full of salbutamol back then, they just needed to create an early cover story that they could refer back to later. #ucilluminati
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I bet they were planning to pump him full of salbutamol back then
That would be a dumb enough idea to be a UCI conspiracy, but of course the correct approach if you find an athlete with a huge natural gift in their late teens would be to keep them out of sport for 3 years while doping them up to the eyeballs, to reap the lasting benefits for the next decade.
gbj_tester
Froome was tested by the UCI as part of their development programme, when he was in his early 20s. The results from that show he had the raw talent to be a top level pro, what was missing was the ability to ride in a bunch, as he’d never raced in large groups before.