Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas on stage four of the 2015 Tour de France
Sky's Chris Froome says he had a cup of urine thrown on his face and was called a doper by a fan during the Tour de France's 14th stage to Mende today.
"It was about 50 to 60 kilometres into the race. A small cup of urine was thrown at me," he said. "That's not acceptable. We are professional — for someone to come and to do that, that's not on."
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