Astarloza ready to return after end of doping suspension
Expected to re-sign with Euskaltel-Euskadi
168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Mikel Astarloza has finished his two-ye൩ar doping ban and has insisted he will return to the peloton, possibly a💞s soon as the end of this month. The Spaniard has continued to train during his ban, and claims that both his head and legs are ready to go.
The 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Euskaltel-Euskadi rider won the 16th stage of the 2009 Tour de France, attacking out of a breakaway group on the mountain stage. Then 10 days later the UCI announced that an out-of competition doping control on June 26 had returned 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:positive for EPO. He was suspended and subsequently sacked by his team, and eventually 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:given a two-year suspension.
Astarloza had consistently 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:maintained his innocence, and the team last year168澳洲5最新开奖结果: indicated its willingness to re-sign hi🉐m.
Now, according to Marca.com, Astarloza is said to be returning to the team this season, perhaps e🐎ven riding the Tour of Poland, which starts on July 31.
&ld🐷quo;Nothing is confirmed yet. I won't discuss it until the matter is finished. Neither I nor the team has any news,” he told the Spanish newspaper.
When or if he does return, Astarloza will be ready. &ldquo🔯;My legs are fine. I have trained a lot for two years, trying to do my best,” he said.
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