Cycling - the 101st Giro d'Italia cycling race - Pre-race teams presentation, Jerusalem - May 3, 2018 - Team Sky rider Chris Froome of Britain is seen during the presentation of cycling teams. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Defending Giro d'Italia champion Tom Dumoulin said on Thursday that the allegations against fellow competitor Chris Froome were harming cycling and he saw no problem with his rival participating in the event.
Froome is under investigation by the UCI, world cycling's governing body, over an adverse doping test result after a urine sample showed excessive levels of an asthma medication at last year's Vuelta in Spain. He has denied any wrongdoing.
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