Definition: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
Input: Teams have been encouraged to release rider data by the president of the sport's governing body the UCI following claims against Chris Froome. Brian Cookson said he was not stopping teams from releasing power or technical data, adding the publication of such information in the 'current febrile atmosphere' would be a 'good thing' to do. Briton Froome pledged to honour the Tour de France yellow jersey after claiming his second title in Paris on Sunday. The 30-year-old, who insists he is clean, was called a 'doper', spat at and had urine thrown at him during the three-week race. Team Sky released Froome's performance data from the first Pyrenees stage of this year's event in an attempt to quell the furore surrounding his display.Chris Froome was consistently accused of doping during Tour de FranceThe Team Sky rider won the race for the second time, the first Brit to do soCalls have been made for the team to release Froome's technical data 
 Question:Cookson said the actions of the spectators who spat and threw urine at _ were 'absolutely disgusting and disgraceful'.

Chris Froome