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Johan Bruyneel received the “phone call every sports director hates to receive,” and he subsequently had to inform Fränk Schleck of his 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:positive test. The 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:RadioShack-Nissan sport director says that while he believes in Schleck's declaration of innocence, “at the moment there's really n🀅othing more to say on Frank's situation.”

In his personal blog, Bruyneel said that Schleck's, “vಞoice said it all - shockedও, devastated, angry and confused.  And while no director or any other person can fully monitor, control and watch over any one individual athlete - I believe Frank when he declared his innocence. The kind of substance and low quantity justifies the presumption of innocence.”

Still, it was necessary to pull him from the Tour de France: “To give Fränk every opportunity to concentrate on proving his innocence; To keep the focus of the team on the race itself; And last but not least - To respect the T꧒our de France, where all attention should be on the competition and battles taking place every day on the road.”

Looking to the rest of the team still at the race, Bruyneel, who is not at the Tour, said that he was proud of his riders, and especially 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Jens Voigt. “It's amazing what he continues to do at almost 41 years of age (not goi🎉ng to use the word "old"). And not to mention how he 🌼contributes to the overall atmosphere in the bus and at the dinner table.”

The team will continue to support 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Haimar Zubeldia. “Currently sitting in fifth place overall, we're setting him up nicely for his fourth career top ten overall finish in the To😼ur. Not many have that on their palmares🅺!”

The team ranking is a𝓰lso still a goal, he said. With four stage to go, RadioShack leads the team classification by more than 17 minutes.

While he is current꧅ly enjoying watching the Tour and spending time with his family, Bruyneel also has other concerns. “I remain determined to contest the USADA allegations. I expect to see my name ꦗcleared, as it has been every single time in the past.”