Chris Froome Claims Urine Thrown at Him During 2015 Tour de France

Team Sky cyclist Chris Froome was allegedly subject to a shocking attack during Stage 14 of the Tour de France on Saturday, as a spectator drenched him in urine and labelled him a doper on the 187.5 kilometre route.The yellow jersey holder revealed the extent of the incident to BBC Sport, saying: Unfortunately, someone threw a cup of urine into my face and shouted 'doper' which is extremely wrong on so many different levels."The attack happened around the 50 kilometre mark of the stage, and although seemingly a moment of individual madness, in his post-race interview with ITV4 (h/t BBC Sport),Froome himself blamed the media for their irresponsible reporting of his personal life."A lot of the reporting on the race has been very irresponsiblethe individuals know who they are," Froome said. "We have had some fantastic support, we've seen a great number of fans in the race and a lot of the media has been fantastic."Still, it wasnt enough to distract Froome, as he extended his lead at the top of the Tour de France standings to three minutes and 10 seconds with an excellent showing.Steve Cummings won the stage, and Froome was quick to praise his countryman after the race despite remaining focused on his mindless attacker:Team Skys director of business operations Fran Millar was similarly disgusted, as she said that the spectator was anything but a cycling fan:The Daily Telegraphs Jonathan Liew went for a different approach on the matter, as he questioned the sanity of the urine thrower:Luckily for Team Sky and Froome, though, only his dignity and the name of the sport were brought into disrepute, as he moves on determined to remain in yellow for the foreseeable future.Stage 15 will see Froome and Co. race from Mende to Valence as the Tour approaches its climax, and he told BBC Sport that hes very much ready to go: "This is what I've worked all year for and nothing is going to take that away."
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