Does anyone know what (if anything) is happening with the case relating to blood transfusion equipment found in Astana’s hotel room during last year’s tour? It appears from the lack of updates that this whole thing must be blowing over?
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Deagol said:Does anyone know what (if anything) is happening with the case relating to blood transfusion equipment found in Astana’s hotel room during last year’s tour? It appears from the lack of updates that this whole thing must be blowing over?
bianchigirl said:Ongoing - and almost certainly linking in to Fed investigation...
Deagol said:I hope you are right.
Also, there does seem to be a double-standard here where not all the Astana team members from last year (including and especially AC)
131313 said:I think the general consensus is that since there were 7 unique DNA profiles, the kits belongs to everyone except LL and AC. LL because he went home, and AC because there's no way he would have taken a bottled water from the team management last year, yet alone a needle. If he was preparing last year, it certainly wasn't via the team.
scribe said:Ive given up hope they were gonna arrest Astana this year.
Deagol said:Does anyone know what (if anything) is happening with the case relating to blood transfusion equipment found in Astana’s hotel room during last year’s tour? It appears from the lack of updates that this whole thing must be blowing over?
tockit said:Deagol,
Evidently, I missed out on this story.
Can you share what you heard?
Ie, who found the stuff, what all did they find, and who's room was it in, etc?
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I assume there are legal difficulties with this, or is it just another sad example of UCI unwilling to help the French anti doping authority?powerste said:". . . but linking the evidence to individual riders would rely upon the UCI sharing its blood profile data with the French authorities."