Doping probe of 2020 French Tour de France team launched
Arkea-Samsic's leader on the Tour was Nairo Quintana, twice a runner-up, and Vuelta and Giro d'Italia champion
22 September 2020 - 11:48
Paris — Cycling has been thrown into new turmoil after French judicial authorities opened a preliminary investigation into potential doping at French team Arkea-Samsic on Monday, a day after the Tour de France ended in Paris.
Two people had been taken into custody, Marseille prosecutor Dominique Laurens said, adding that the probe was targeting a “small part of the team” and that those in custody were part of the “close entourage of the main rider”, without naming him...
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