The CPA have back all the riders in the Tour De France over doping claims made by some of the foreign media.
The Association of Professionals riders (CPA) stands with Chris Froome against unjustified allegations of doping and said in a statement:
"It's not fair to blame someone without evidence against him - said Gianni Bugno, president of the CPA - and we demand more respect for Chris and for all the riders .. We are witnessing a daily attack against the dignity of the riders in a manner that can no longer be tolerated. "
The CPA, who has always supported the importance of the fight against doping, condemn, however, the fury of media and institutions which over the years has often led to the association cycling = doping.
Despite all the efforts that cycling face to combat this scourge and despite the professional riders are the most controlled athletes in the world, they are too often portrayed as dishonest.
Unlike all the other disciplines only in cycling it’s quite normal to investigate and tarnish the image of athletes of the present and of the past.
Now we come to the paradox, with Froome, to publicly condemn an athlete without having any evidence against him.
The CPA asks, for all these reasons, more attention and respect for all the riders, including the yellow jersey Chris Froome."