Froome denied Le Tour

TOUR de France organisers have blocked four-time champion Chris Froome from this year’s race starting Saturday.

Froome insisted Wednesday he would compete in this year’s race after the Team Sky star was found to have twice the permissible amount of asthma drug Salbutamol in his system during September’s Vuelta a Espana, where he won.

A final decision on the organisers’ attempt to prevent him from taking part is expected to be made by the French National Olympic and Sports Committee tomorrow.