Chris Froome hits out at Laurent Jalabert on Twitter over doping insinuation

Tour de France leader hits back at the former rider after Jalabert said Froome's performance on stage 10 "made him uncomfortable"

18 July 2015
102nd Tour de France
Stage 14 : Rodez - Mende
FROOME Christopher (GBR) Sky, Maillot Jaune
Photo : Yuzuru SUNADA

(Image credit: Yuzuru SUNADA)

Tour de France leader Chris Froome (Team Sky) has hit out at French TV pundit and former rider Laurent Jalabert on Twitter over claims he insinuated Froome was using performance-enhancing drugs.

Jalabert spoke to RTL radio after Froome's victory to La Pierre-Saint-Martin on stage 10 of the Tour, saying that it was "surreal to see just how superior Froome is" and that his cadence was "so difficult to achieve that it leaves us speechless." He also added that the large time gaps on that stage between Froome and his rivals "made me feel a bit uncomfortable."

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