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Froome faces public 'trial' on Tour third stage

Chris Froome and Sky will be highly visible on Monday's individual time trial. [Photo/AFP]

The roadside spectators who booed Chris Froome at the Tour de France presentation and those who cheered at the stage 1 finish line when he fell will have the perfect opportunity to target the champion on Monday's team time-trial.

A leaked dope test signalling too much salbutamol last September -- but which anti-doping authorities WADA dismissed -- has made Froome a target as he and Team Sky in their white team shirts progress along the 21-day course.

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