Q&A response to public comments on the proceedings
involving Mr. Froome : Press Release / Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). - Aigle : UCI, 2018
There have been a lot of requests from the public to provide further information on why the case was closed. According to public reports, Dr. Olivier Rabin, Senior Executive Director, Sciences and International Partnerships of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has stated that more detailed information would have to come from the UCI.
The key factors as far as the UCI was concerned arose after the following procedural steps:
(i) after a first evidentiary phase, Mr. Froome requested information from WADA in late January 2018 – he received a response in early March 2018;
(ii) in late March 2018, Mr. Froome then sent a formal request for further information on the salbutamol regime to WADA – he received a response on 15 May 2018;
(iii) on 4 June 2018, Mr. Froome submitted his explanation; and
(iv) on 28 June 2018, WADA provided its position on the case to UCI.
The most relevant factors to the UCI’s decision were:
(i) First, obviously, WADA’s position
(ii) The second key element was the new WADA Technical Document of 2018 which entered into force on 1 March 2018 (WADA TD2018DL)
(iii) Thirdly, Mr. Froome’s expert reports
(iv) The specific context and the substance of the case
(v) New WADA commissioned studies
