Suppose Froome performs poorly in the Giro, failing even to podium. What if he crashed out, and he couldn’t race the Tour, either? Do you suppose he might ask the judge to make any ban retroactive rather than proactive? Careful what you wish for…
In related news, the UCI has announced that Contador’s win in the 2011 Giro has been restored, by retroactively proactively banning him from that date as of this date. This retroactive proactive ban has also proactively retroactively stripped him of the 2012 Vuelta as of this date for that date.