All Tour of Spain tests negative.

ademort
ademort Posts: 1,924
edited November 2013 in Pro race
Vuelta tour director Javier Guillen has announced that all 598 blood and urine tests taken at this years Vuelta were negative.American Chris Horner won the tour aged 41 and was thought by many to have taken drugs to win the event.
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  • MrTapir
    MrTapir Posts: 1,206
    Is that a high, medium or low number of tests for a grand tour? It sounds like a lot but would only be 2 or 3 per rider but a lot I imagine dont get tested do they.
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    Its less than the Tour this year (622 IC and OOC) but higher than the Tour's number last year (566)

    http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/no-posi ... -de-france
  • sherer
    sherer Posts: 2,460
    so either the sport is getting cleaner, or they are learning how to manage the results better, or maybe a little bit of both
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    What they dont tell you is all those samples came from spectators Javier Guillen can't understand how they are keeping up with supercharged riders on the steep climbs
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 6,918
    Don't they just test the last 30 or so riders across the line in the Vuelta, rather than the other way round? :wink:
  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    Very difficult to catch someone when a microdose of EPO taken at 10pm has stopped glowing by 7am the next morning.

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