What Dr Lipworth is an expert in Salbutamol. He knows how it affects the user and what its benefits and side effects are.

The DT has actually done several pieces since the news came out and they are mixed in their approach and include "Sir Bradley Wiggins' wife Cath calls Chris Froome a 'slithering reptile' after Team Sky rider returns adverse findings"

Historically there are lots of asthma sufferers medalling and competing at the highest level in many sports (including fell runners). My understanding is that treatment is allowed (and should be allowed) in a similar way to cortisone injections, ibuprofen and other such treatments that are to restore a problem to normal, not to enhance the normal.

If Froome or the Doctor has made an error deliberately or accidentally, they should be dealt with appropriately.

But to attack asthmatics, who use inhalers, is counter to the way sport is managed, and actually may put asthmatics off getting involved. I have a few in my group and I certainly know that some asthmatics have represented GB in athletics, even on the mountains.

I had one U13 Girl who used to carry her inhaler in races as she could get quite nasty attacks. She was told at one Mid Lancs meeting in 2014 that she had to hand it to the official, that she wouldn't be allowed to carry it, was upset, didn't race, and we haven't seen her again since.