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'Whoever was king post-Lance Armstrong was going to get destroyed' – Luke Rowe explains suspicion during era of Chris Froome's Tour de France success

From L Belarus Vasil Kiryienka Polands Michal Kwiatkowski Great Britains Luke Rowe Great Britains Christopher Froome wearing the overall leaders yellow jersey and Spains Mikel Landa ride during the 2225 km nineteenth stage of the 104th edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 21 2017 between Embrun and SalondeProvence AFP PHOTO Lionel BONAVENTURE Photo credit should read LIONEL BONAVENTUREAFP via Getty Images.

Former pro racer Luke Rowe has argued that suspicion that at one point circled around Chris Froome's Tour de France successes was a knock-on effect from the Lance Armstrong doping scandals that immediately preceded the Briton's triumphs.

Armstrong confessed to repeated use of multiple PEDs in January 2013, something he had previously vehemently denied, and was subsequently stripped of all seven Tour de France titles he had won between 1999-2005.

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