Froome in a Tweet appearing to create awareness of asthma, said "it's sad seeing the misconceptions that are out there about athletes and salbutamol use."
It followed the news the 32-year-old was found to have twice the permitted levels of the asthma drug in a test after stage 18 of the Vuelta.
The four-time Tour de France champion risks a ban from cycling and admits the news chinks his reputation, but continues to insist he did not break any rules.
Meanwhile, German cyclist Tony Martin also shared his thoughts about the news:
While Martin's interpretations of the rules are not entirely correct - i.e. Froome's indiscretion is an adverse analytical finding of an allowed substance rather than a prohibited one, and as such does not require an immediate suspension - his anger reverberates throughout a sport exhausted by decades of its icons felled by murkiness or worse.
Tony Martin let rip on Facebook about the news (Supplied) Source: Tony Martin let rip on Facebook about the news (Supplied)
