LONDON - Tour de France champion Chris Froome says he would be in favour of permanent bans for cyclists found guilty of using drugs. The 28-year-old Englishman faced repeated questions about doping during his Tour triumph, amid a climate of suspicion following the downfall of disgraced drugs cheat Lance Armstrong earlier this year. The Team Sky rider believes the sport has moved on from past scandals, but he says he would feel even more confident if those found to have deliberately cheated were banned from cycling for life. "I definitely think there need to be harsher penalties for people who break the rules. I'm not so sure they should be allowed back into the sport at all. I'd implement lifetime bans who did blood bags or EPO -- or something that you know is 100 per cent cheating.” –AFP