Andreas Klöden accused of doping in 2006 Tour
An investigation has alleged that Andreas Kloden transfused blood during the 2006 Tour de France (AFP/Getty Images)
Experts investigating the procedures of two Freiburg University Clinic doctors who worked for cycling team T-Mobile allege German rider Andreas Klöden doped during the 2006 Tour de France.
Klöden, who finished second in the Tour three years ago and is currently under contract with the Astana team, is quoted in the 63-page report published by a three-man commission after a two-year investigation.
"As well as Patrik Sinkewitz, at least two other riders received blood transfusions with the doctors help: the riders are Matthias Kessler and Andreas Klöden," the report says.
Sinkewitz was given a two-year suspension from cycling for doping in 2007 and suspended for two years, while Kessler was also hit with a two-year ban in early 2008 for doping, but Klöden has never failed a doping test.
The report says doping was systematic in T-Mobile, formerly known as Deutsche Telekom, between 1995 and 2006 and the drugs were administered by doctors Lothar Heinrich and Andreas Schmid.
The doctors were sacked by Freiburg University in 2007 after admitting having helped administer doping products and an investigation was launched into their conduct.
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tpwhittemore
Posted Wed 13 May, 3:48 pm UTC Flag as inappropriate
Until he tests positive, leave the guy alone!
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velosexual
Posted Thu 14 May, 9:42 am UTC Flag as inappropriate
They will ban as many foreign teams and riders as it takes... so a French rider can win the tour again. Funny, I could be wrong, but I never hear of French riders being investigated, caught or banned for doping, ever. :)
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mylesrants
Posted Sat 16 May, 8:50 am UTC Flag as inappropriate
UR both right.
hear say is damaging and the UCI really needs to work towards global unification of the penalty system.
Valverde currently can race around the world except Italy and Denmark....!
www.bikepure.org
the future
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