Scandal rocks cycling.
A few days before the start of the Tour de France, the Europol attacked the victorious Bahrain team in several titles in Europe.
“This investigation is intended to intentionally damage the reputation of the team.” The team hits back on their website.
A few days before the Tour de France kicks off, Bahrain’s Stable Victorious ended up in a fight with justice. Police carried out a raid on both cyclists and employees, and they announced themselves on their website.
According to Ciclo21, Europol led the operation, which targeted addresses in Slovenia, Spain and Portugal.
According to the team itself, the effort will be linked to an investigation that already began during the Tour last year. Police then raided the team’s hotel on suspicion of a possible anti-doping rule violation.
Shortly thereafter, the French police announced that they had conducted a preliminary investigation, but that had not led to any retaliation and no charges had been brought so far.
He responds to these accusations
In a statement on its website, Bahrain Victorious responded to the allegations, saying they aimed to discredit the team.
“The investigation of team members, which began nearly a year ago and has not yielded results, is still ongoing before the start of the most important cycling race, the Tour de France, and is damaging the reputation of the individuals and the victorious Bahrain team. The team believes that the timing of this investigation is intended to damage the reputation of the team. deliberately, They write on their website.
The Tour de France begins on Friday in Copenhagen.