Once again the Bahrain cycling stable Victorious is suspected of doping.
Within four days, the police carried out two raids.
Matej Mohoric, Dylan Tunis and Damiano Caruso are the cyclists who have been singled out, according to Extra Bladet.
The 109th Tour de France started in Copenhagen. But the tournament was shaken by scandalous headlines.
During the week, the police carried out two raids on the Al Establ Bahrain Victorious Hotel. The cyclists’ homes were also investigated and, according to media reports, various phones, computers and medicines were seized.
the reason? The stable is suspected of a doping scandal.
And Bahrain Victorious announced during the press conference held on Thursday what happened:
The police checked all cars and hotel rooms in which employees and cyclists live. The team cooperated fully with the police and the investigation was completed two hours later. The team is now looking to be able to focus on the best and biggest cycling race in the world.
Danske Ekstra Bladet reports that Matej Mohorek, Dylan Tunis and Damiano Caruso are the cyclists the police have flagged.
I suspected last year
Slovenian Mohoric was also suspected of doping last year, and a raid was also carried out shortly before he won the 19th stage of the Tour de France.
– It felt strange to be interrogated, but then I thought about it from a broader perspective. Muhuric said of the accusations that it’s a really good thing for the sport, to be transparent, given the big problems that were there (with doping) before.
