All but Two Tour de France Samples Were Clean
The International Cycling Union’s Antidoping Commission communicates that all urine and blood samples taken during the 2004 Tour de France, except two samples belonging to the Belgian rider Christophe Brandt, have resulted negative as far as doping products and prohibited methods are concerned.
The UCI’s Antidoping Commission conducted controls of all medical justifications presented for restricted products. All riders who resorted to restricted products presented therapeutic justifications according to the Antidoping Rules.
As far as hematology results are concerned, the Sport Security Condition Commission for Sport conducted 189 controls before the departure of the Tour. The average hematocrite was 44.8% and the average hemoglobin was 14. 9g/dl.
Later on, 107 additional blood controls were performed before July 13th and showed averages of hematocrite of 43.3% and hemoglobin of 14.6 g/dl.
During the last week of the Tour, 80 blood controls were performed, and the average hematocrite and hemoglobin were respectively 42.3% and 14.1g/dl
For more details contact:
Enrico Carpani
Chef de Presse
Press Officer
Union Cycliste Internationale
CH - 1860 Aigle
Tél : +41-24.468.58.11
Fax : +41-24.468.58.12
www.uci.ch
The UCI’s Antidoping Commission conducted controls of all medical justifications presented for restricted products. All riders who resorted to restricted products presented therapeutic justifications according to the Antidoping Rules.
As far as hematology results are concerned, the Sport Security Condition Commission for Sport conducted 189 controls before the departure of the Tour. The average hematocrite was 44.8% and the average hemoglobin was 14. 9g/dl.
Later on, 107 additional blood controls were performed before July 13th and showed averages of hematocrite of 43.3% and hemoglobin of 14.6 g/dl.
During the last week of the Tour, 80 blood controls were performed, and the average hematocrite and hemoglobin were respectively 42.3% and 14.1g/dl
For more details contact:
Enrico Carpani
Chef de Presse
Press Officer
Union Cycliste Internationale
CH - 1860 Aigle
Tél : +41-24.468.58.11
Fax : +41-24.468.58.12
www.uci.ch