UCI claims Mayo doping affair not over
Iban Mayo's B sample analysis is not complete, say UCI (© Tim de Waele )
The clearing of Iban Mayo of a doping offence by the Spanish cycling federation has been called into question by the sport's world governing body UCI, who claimed on Tuesday the case was not over.
The Spanish cycling federation on Monday cleared Spanish cyclist Iban Mayo, who tested positive for blood-booster EPO during the 2007 Tour de France, after a second test proved negative, his lawyer and the federation said.
But the UCI said on Tuesday: "The second sample is not negative. The analysis of it has not yet finished."
Mayo, a specialist climber, tested positive for blood-booster EPO during the Tour on July 24 and a test on his B sample was carried out in August. He would have been suspended for a minimum of two years if his B sample had proved positive.
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corvette
Posted Tue 23 Oct, 2:00 pm UTC Flag as inappropriate
Shame on the UCI for taking such a long time to analyse Mayo's B sample. This in itself casts doubt on their motives.
It is about time that analysis of ALL major tour samples is undertaken in a neutral country.
On a final note - Floyd Landis is surely innocent.
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aurelio
Posted Tue 23 Oct, 6:22 pm UTC Flag as inappropriate
"On a final note - Floyd Landis is surely innocent."
I fail to see how the fact that a Belgian lab messed up the testing of Mayo's 'B' sample, producing an "unreadable" result (see below) in any way undermines the validity of all those positive IRMS tests for synthetic testosterone done by the French National testing lab. If anything it highlights the quality of the work done by the French lab!
http://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme/breves2007/20071023_130131Dev.html
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deejay.
Posted Wed 13 Aug, 9:29 pm UTC Flag as inappropriate
Yes, that is an interesting conclusion to leap to. I was all in for Landis, and now I am disappointed as everyone else - there's nowhere to hide for him. As for Mayo, his performances already made me suspicious that something else was going on. Add in to the mix the recent clearout at Saunier Duval and his guilt by association is looking strong, let alone conclusive test results.
More of a concern is the attitude of the Spanish Cycling Federation to transgressing Spanish cyclists. I am a big fan of Valverde, but the links to Puerto have re-surfaced and, if he is guilty than he must face the music like everyone else. Concerning testing, whilst it's true that there have been questions asked over the capabilities of the French testing labs in the past, one cannot deny the quality of their work during this year's Tour. Will Spain have an answer during the Vuelta?
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