In an interview discussing his memoir, Luke Rowe addressed the criticism faced by Chris Froome due to the lingering effects of the Lance Armstrong doping scandal. Rowe emphasized that Froome's dominance in cycling came at a time when the sport was recovering from a major crisis, leading to suspicion around his victories. He highlighted how the landscape has changed, noting the differing public perception of Froome compared to current star cyclist Tadej Pogačar, who receives less scrutiny.
Froomey's successes came off the back of a very suspect sport, off the back of the Lance Armstrong thing, and the whole sport collapsed for a while.
Shortly afterwards Froomey was king of the sport. Whoever was king post-Lance Armstrong was going to get destroyed.
We had some hate off certain people throughout our time at Sky because we were the best. Now Ineos is not the best, I don't think anyone suspects anything.
The lack of abuse received by Pogačar was due to a major shift in the peloton regarding context and public perception.
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