Tour de France 2017 winner Chris Froome of Britain poses with map of the itinerary of the 2018 Tour de France cycling race during a news conference in Paris, France, October 17, 2017. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
LONDON (Reuters) - Chris Froome's positive test for excessive levels of the asthma drug Salbutamol at this year's Vuelta a Espana was unusual but dehydration or metabolism could have played a part, an anti-doping expert said on Wednesday.
Tom Bassindale, a forensic scientist who works at Britain's Sheffield Hallam University, said further tests under controlled conditions could clear Britain's four-time Tour de France winner if it showed other factors at play.
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