Escarabajo said:
Preidler is saying that it was an attempt to transfuse blood. That he never actually did it. I am not sure what is the difference in the eyes of the UCI. Maybe a lessen ban. But I don't believe that for a second.
Maybe is time to open a new thread about the Doctor ring! (like we did with Fuentes).
in the interview Preidler mentions that it means the end of his career anyway, no matter the length of the ban (which is likely to be still 4 years by the way. There's the same penalty for "use" and "attempted use", afaik. And he clearly confessed the attempt.)
So if he indeed didn't tell the whole truth, it probably was not to get a shorter ban