Spit in the soup

Brian Cookson's legacy

In Sporza interviews both De Gendt and Van Avermaet say they’re in top form, and push watts normally sufficient to be in the breakaway. This year it’s not even enough to remain in the peloton.

Over omerta in de wielersport. nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf2021041…

BREAKING: Ex chief Team Sky & British Cycling doctor Richard Freeman found GUILTY of ordering banned testosterone in 2011 “knowing of believing it was to be administered to an athlete to improve their athletic performance.” A verdict that will send shockwaves through GB sport

Team DSM wanted to get rid of Hirschi as there was a lack of confidence which made him seen as risk for the team and sponsors. He wasn't transparent and didn't answer certain questions asked by the team. ad.nl/wielrennen/hir…

As part of Operation Aderlass Stefan Denifl gets a two year prison sentence for "sports fraud", 16 months of this suspended kurier.at/sport/sportbet… (🇩🇪)

Roglic & Dumoulin part of Aderlass investigation. Preidler: “Dumoulin was at altitude camp I wasn’t allowed to be at, even at own cost. He came back flying, won giro.” “I never understood how Roglič went from ski jumper to winning GTs. Also, Schmidt deposited blood in Slovenia.”

Dr. Mark Schmidt in Operation Aderlass has confessed to nearly 150 violations, says he didn't do it for profit, didn't risk clients' health. No clients names were given. spiegel.de/sport/operatio…

Public prosecutor from Marseille opens a preliminary investigation into a team, believed to be Arkéa-Samsic reports AFP, after discovery of "numerous health products including medicine... and especially a method that could be considered doping" europe1.fr/sport/tour-de-… (🇫🇷)

Kanstantsin Siutsou (37, Belarus) EPO Suspended 4 years until 04.09.2022 uci.org/docs/default-s…

Denifl confesses to blood doping, says he cheated no one, and that doping is necessary for the required performance in pro cycling. “I am not a criminal.” Potentially faces up to 10 years in prison. eurosport.de/radsport/stefa…

Dr. Ferrari's statement 53x12.com/copy-of-epower…

Danish media linking Jacob Fuglsang and Alexey Lutsenko to Michele Ferrari this evening, here's Politiken with an article in English politiken.dk/sport/cykling/…

Jan Ullrich: blood bags hidden in milk cartons delivered by a courier on a mountainbike, drugs in coke cans, team organised doping culture in Team Telekom This and more in the new Rudy Pevenage biography “Der Rudy” [Dutch] nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf2020012…

Provisionally suspended: Raúl Alarcón García (33, Spain) Use of Prohibited Methods and/or Prohibited Substances uci.org/docs/default-s…

Borut Božič (39, Slovenia) Use of Prohibited Methods and/or Prohibited Substances Suspended 2 years until 14.05.2021 uci.org/docs/default-s…

Kristijan Koren (32, Slovenia) Use of Prohibited Methods and/or Prohibited Substances Suspended 2 years until 14.05.2021 uci.org/docs/default-s…

Provisionally suspended: Yonnatta Monsalve (22, Venezuela) uci.org/docs/default-s…

Provisionally suspended: Clemilda Fernandes Silva (40, Brazil) Tampering uci.org/docs/default-s…

Edgar Nissan Arana (31, Belize) EPO Suspended 4 years until 19.04.2023 uci.org/docs/default-s…