Austrian cyclist Bernhard Kohl, who retired after admitting he used a banned blood booster during last year’s Tour de France, suggests the race’s top 10 finishers were all doping.
Kohl finished third in the 2008 Tour and won the polka-dot jersey for best climber, but was then caught for using the blood-boosting hormone CERA when French anti-doping agency AFLD retested the race samples.
In an interview Tuesday with sports daily L’Equipe, Kohl said he knew he was going to test positive after AFLD became involved.
“At first, I once again tried to reassure myself: ‘OK, I was dead—but we were all dead,â€â€™ Kohl said. “Many other riders … Details
More than 20,000 spectators turned out for the Mountain Bike World Cup event near Fort William over the weekend, which involved more than 300 riders.
The competition, one in a series of 12, has been voted the best mountain bike event in the world three years running.
It was held at the Nevis range ski area and in the Leanachan Forest.
The men’s downhill went to…Â Details
Video Cycling Mt. Bike – 2009 UCI MTB World Cup Fort William Downhill Finals – A montage of action from both the woman’s and men’s downhill finals at the Fort William stage of the 2009 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup. This was filmed on Sunday June 7 2009.
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