Hollantilainen AD.nl -sivusto: UCI:n entinen puheenjohtaja Hein Verbruggen myöntää, että Lance Armstrongia ja mutaikin ajajia varoitettiin veriarvoista vuonna 2001.
Verbruggen states that Armstrong and other top riders were warned about blood valuesAlthough he defended Lance Armstrong strongly in 2011, telling AD.nl that the American ‘never, never, never doped,’ Hein Verbruggen has now confirmed that the American was given a warning about his blood values in 2001 and that other riders were also told to be careful.
The former UCI President has said that the governing body was limited in what it could do at the time. “It troubles you to the extent that you know more than you can say. That you have more questions but can't express it in public,” he stated, according to VN.nl.
The Dutch publication has also said that confidential documents illustrate that other top riders and team mangers were called to the UCI headquarters, shown its strategy and given notice of the values. UCI doctor Mario Zorzoli is mentioned as being involved, as is the Dutch member of the UCI’s anti-doping commission, Leon Shattenberg.
Tulisikohan sieltä vielä jotain konreettisempaa, joka aiheuttaisi UCI:n korttitalon luhistumisen.
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