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Why is it taking too long? Samuel Sanchez tested positive before Froome, for a banned substance, and hasn’t been sanctioned yet. André Cardoso was positive for EPO before the Tour last year and still hasn’t been sanctioned.
These cases take time. With Froome we have no idea how long cases like his take, because usually it’s not in the public domain, as the athlete has the right to explain why they exceeded the limit of a specified substance before any doping sanction is even considered.
andyp-
Although I firmly believe Froome should still be racing as he's entitled too, detractors will point out that the two riders you mentioned have not ridden since the positives were announced.
What interests me is how many similar cases to Froome's are live right now but just haven't been leaked. Some anecdotal accounts say it's quite common.
Mickie_Cricket
Is there any known reason why the froome case is taking too long? Is there anything that prevents it from dragging on to the TdF 2019?