Statesman Froome has ridden above controversy, says Boardman

2016 Rio Olympics - Cycling Road - Victory Ceremony - Men's Individual Time Trial Victory Ceremony - Pontal - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 10/08/2016. Chris Froome (GBR) of United Kingdom poses with the bronze medal. REUTERS/Matthew Childs

LONDON (Reuters) - Chris Froome has emerged as a shining light from the anti-doping controversies that have engulfed Team Sky and British Cycling over the past year, former Olympic champion Chris Boardman says.

Team Sky, with whom Froome has won three of the last four Tour de France races, has been dogged for months by a row over Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUEs) and a package that was delivered to Froome's former team mate Bradley Wiggins in 2011.