In a bid to silence critics who claim that his two Tour de France wins were products of either conventional or so-called mechanical doping, Chris Froome on Thursday released results of several physiological tests that demonstrated he was in top physical condition.
But the unconventional nature of the release — in an article in the British edition of Esquire magazine — and the tests, which were arranged by his wife, may mean that Froome, the leader of Team Sky, will still face questions about his performances.
As with the disgraced American rider Lance Armstrong, Froome’s sometimes dominant rides during the Tours of 2015 and 2013, when he first won, drew doping allegations.