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Thursday, 27 July 2006 |
Tour de France rider fails doping test
One of the riders in the Tour de France has failed a doping test, the International Cycling Union (UCI) says but neither the rider's identity nor the date when the test was conducted were released by the sport's governing body.
The drugs test, which was carried out by France's national anti-doping laboratory at Chatenay-Malabry, will be the first from this year's race if it is confirmed.
"The adverse analytical finding received this morning relates to the first analysis," the UCI said.
"It will have to be confirmed either by a counter-analysis required by the rider, or by the fact that the rider renounces to that counter analysis.
"The World Anti-doping Code and the Anti-doping Rules of the UCI do not allow to make the name of the concerned rider public, as well as other information that may allow identification."
The UCI said the cyclist, his team, the national federation and the national and world anti-doping authorities had been informed and UCI president Pat McQuaid said he would be dismayed if the test was confirmed but added that they would be keeping up the clampdown on cheats who use drugs.
"From my point of view it's intolerable and we're determined to root out this problem and deal with it," Pat McQuaid said.
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