Jul. 11th, 2008
Tour rider Beltran in custody after doping
Beltran is one of the dirtiest riders in tour riding. Picture somebody with Barry Bonds' rep. Glad to see he's finally been nicked.
Veteran Spanish rider Manuel Beltran was kicked off the scandal-ridden Tour and was in police custody Friday after testing positive for EPO.
Liquigas cycling team spokesman Paolo Barbieri said Beltran was suspended from the team and that police were searching other Liquigas riders' rooms. If a second backup sample is also positive, Beltran will be fired, Barbieri said.
"When are these idiots going to learn that it's over?" Pat McQuaid, chief of the International Cycling Union, told The Associated Press by telephone. "They continue to think that they can beat the system. They're wrong. The system is catching up all the time.
"It is very damaging to the sport. Once more, the sport suffers."
Beltran tested positive on July 5 after the first stage.
"There are not just traces of EPO, there is EPO," Pierre Bordry, leader of the French anti-doping agency, told the AP. "Whether there is a lot or a little, EPO is forbidden."
Beltran is one of the dirtiest riders in tour riding. Picture somebody with Barry Bonds' rep. Glad to see he's finally been nicked.
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Jul. 11th, 2008 09:19 pmSeen everywhere, even cut into the grass along Vasco Road.
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