Chris Froome could become Britain's first ever Grand Tour winner (from his hospital bed) as 2011 Vuelta a Espana champion Juan Jose Cobo is found guilty of doping violation Juan Jose Cobo looks set to be stripped of his 2011 Vuelta a Espana win Chris Froome finished second so is in line to be handed title in Cobo's place Cobo has one month to launch appeal to ensure he hangs on to title By Press Association Reporter Published: 15:59 BST, 13 June 2019 | Updated: 16:09 BST, 13 June 2019 Viewcomments Chris Froome stands to retrospectively become Britain's first Grand Tour winner and add a seventh title to his collection after 2011 Vuelta a Espana champion Juan Jose Cobo was found guilty of a doping violation. The UCI announced on Thursday that Cobo had been found 'guilty of an anti-doping violation (Use of a prohibited substance) based on abnormalities from 2009 and 2011 detected in his Biological Passport'. As a result he was ruled ineligible for a three-year period and will lose his 2011 Vuelta crown. Froome finished second in the race with Sir Bradley Wiggins third. Chris Froome could add a seventh title to his collection as Juan Jose Cobo (centre) has been found guilty of doping Froome was injured during a crash ahead of stage four of the Criterium du Dauphine Medical staff transport Froome on a stretcher to the Centre Hospitalier in Roanne, France The news comes with Froome in intensive care in France following a serious crash on Wednesday which has ruled him out of the Tour de France. Cobo, riding for Geox-TMC, won the 2011 Vuelta by just 13 seconds from Froome, with Wiggins one minute 39 seconds down in Spain. The 38-year-old Spaniard has one month in which he can launch an appeal against the decision before the Court of Arbitration for Sport. But should the ban stand and Cobo lose his title, Froome will become Britain's first Grand Tour winner, 10 months before then Team Sky team-mate Wiggins won the Tour de France in 2012. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility