Team Sky coach Tim Kerrison defends Chris Froome and hits out at critics

Kerrison said Froome's salbutamol case "shouldn't take this long to resolve"

Tim Kerrison with Chris Froome at the 2016 Tour de France (Watson)

(Image credit: Watson)

Tim Kerrison, the star coach behind Chris Froome, Geraint Thomas and others in Team Sky, has hit out at Froome's critics and defended his rider.

The Australian took aim at Bernard Hinault for stirring the public and media with his comments this week ahead of the 2018 Tour de France. Hinault suggested riders should strike over Froome's participation with an asthma drug case still unresolved.

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