2018 Tour de France: British cyclist Chris Froome appeals race ‘ban’

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Chris Froome Team Sky Tour de France cycling
Chris Froome, centre, celebrates his victory for Team Sky at the 2017 Tour de France
(Image credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Chris Froome’s hopes of competing in this year’s Tour de France are in doubt after he was barred from the race by the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), the tour organisers.

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