Tour de France winner Chris Froome has welcomed 24-hour drug testing in cycling . Froome 's comments come in the wake of a damning report by the Cycling Independent Reform Commission to address doping in the sport and criticism from Olympic champion Nicole Cooke that the 2013 Tour de France winner was allowed a therapeutic use exemption to compete at the Tour de Romandie last year . ' I for one welcome 24hr testing . It may be an inconvenience but if it can help clean up the sport that I love lets do it , ' Froome said on his official Twitter account . Champion cyclist Chris Froome says he would welcome 24hour drug testing in the sport he loves . Froome trains for Team SKY in the mountains of Alcudia , Spain in January . Cooke has called on cycling 's governing body , the UCI , to do more to police the 'disturbing grey area ' of TUEs and believes Team Sky rider Froome should not have been granted a TUE for a powerful corticosteroid to compete at the 2014 Tour de Romandie after complaining of chest pains . The former Olympic and world road-race champion who retired from cycling two years ago , wrote in The Guardian that UCI president Brian Cookson should apologise to the rest of the riders in the race for failing them . ' I do n't think it is at all right that Chris should have the race and prize money taken off him retrospectively , but Cookson needs to issue a very clear message : he should be apologising to the rest of the riders for failing them , ' Cooke said . 'That TUE application should not have been approved ; Froome and Sky should have had a clear choice of either riding without steroids or pulling out . ' I never found I could be anywhere near the front of a long race when I was ill. ' Froome has been criticised for winning the 2014 Tour de Romandie while taking therapeutic drugs . The Sky cyclist 's greatest achievement thus far has been winning the 2013 Tour de France . The CIRC report , published on Monday , showed how the culture and previous practices of the UCI allowed Lance Armstrong to cheat , including the retrospective issuing of a TUE to cover up a positive test at the 1999 Tour de France . When the granting of Froome 's TUE came to light last June , the UCI and the World Anti-Doping Agency said procedures had been properly followed . But Cooke feels Cookson should not leave himself open to a situation where he could be accused of favouring a Sky rider - 'the Sky team of which Cookson was a founding board member , ' she said . However , Cookson said the rules had subsequently been tightened to ensure all TUE applications went through an independent committee . 'Ms Cooke 's accusation is simply wrong , ' said Cookson , who since ousting Pat McQuaid as UCI president has overseen the CIRC report that sought to shed light on cycling 's darkest days and introduced new anti-doping measures . Former Olympic gold medalist Nicole Cooke has criticised Froome for racing while taking therapeutic drugs . ' I made it a firm pledge that I would separate myself from all anti-doping processes , specifically to avoid any potential conflict of interest , both for me personally and for the UCI in its role as governing body for the sport . 'And I have lived up to that pledge . 'When it came to our attention that we were following an outdated procedure , we looked again at our processes and in order to ensure absolute integrity . 'The UCI confirmed in June 2014 that all TUE decisions must pass through the TUE Committee and be approved by three members unanimously , which is a stronger commitment than what is required by the international standard for therapeutic use exemptions . 'This has added an extra layer of accountability to the decision-making process . '
The 2013 Tour de France winner would welcome 24hr drug testing . Chris Froome has been criticised after winning the 2014 Tour de Romandie while being allowed a therapeutic use exemption . Olympic gold medalist Nicole Cooke believes Froome should have the race and prize money taken off him .