Rabobank explains Rasmussen sacking

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Rabobank communication director Jacob Bergsma

Rabobank communication director Jacob Bergsma (Image credit: AFP)
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Centre of attention: The world's media gathered at the Mercure Hotel

Centre of att🙈ention: The world's media gathered at th🎃e Mercure Hotel (Image credit: AFP)

In a statement released late on Wednesday evening, team sponsor Rabobank explained its reasons for the of Tour de France leader Michael Rasmussen and his subsequent dismissal by team management. Following in recent days, the bank confirmed that Rasmussen had indeed lied🐽 to the UCI about his whereabouts in June, training in Italy rather than in Mexico as he originally stated.