Doping Prob of the Tour de France participant gave a positive result

The first doping industry of a participant in the prestigious multi-day Tour de France gave a positive result. According to Daniel Baal, Deputy Director of the Bicycle Railway, traces of the prohibited substance erythropoetin (EPO) were found in the racer analysis.

The name of the athlete has not yet been disclosed. It will be devoted to publicity after the results of the control sample are known. However, according to information from sources close to the organizers, this cyclist is not from among the leaders. While the organizers refuse to comment, saying that they are going to wait first an official notification from the International Cyclists Union

Analyzes for EPO have been carried out on the 'tour de France' since 2001, and for all the time only one athlete - Spaniard Tsema del Olmo, was convicted of the use of this drug, ITAR -TASS reports.