RownhamHill said:
Certainly looks fairly suspicious doesn't it?
The article suggests Sky are investigating further as a result of their own internal controls, would be very interesting to know whether that has been genuinely initiated by them or has been prompted by a letter from the blood passport people. . . If Dave Walsh is reading this maybe he could try hitting up some of his contacts at the UCI from the JTL case to find out more. . .
According to Daniel Benson's twitter feed it seems not - Sky are the ones telling the UCI.
Daniel Benson @dnlbenson 2m
UCI tell CN they were informed about Henao recently, as in the last few days. Say JTL case is ongoing.
deviant said:
What will the clinic say if they've caught one of their own riders with their own internal controls?...surely that would be a good thing, wouldnt it demonstrate that doping at Sky is an individual endeavour and not part of a team wide doping program?
That's what it's looking right now. . .
hrotha said:
No, it would demonstrate they don't let riders get past certain values. That's compatible with having a policy of being cleans, but also with having a team wide doping program and with outsourcing it for individuals.
That doesn't really make much sense at first glance. If they had a policy of allowing doping but not letting riders get past 'certain' values, surely they'd just pull Henao from the Ardennes with a 'back injury' and not do a press release about it all? Certainly if, as it appears, the values in question haven't been flagged by the UCI?