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168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Greg Van Avermaet has insisted that he is confident of being cleared of doping despite the fact that the Belgian Cycling anti-doping prosecutor has 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:officially requested a two-year ban for him following an investigation into his links with Dr. Chris ⭕Mertens and suspec💃ted anti-doping offences.

Van Avermaet, who is competing for 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:BMC Racing at the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tour de Yorkshire, told Cyclingnews that his ‘pretty confident’ of beingܫ cleared during next week’s hearing, where🌺 he will learn his fate. Along with a two-year ban he also faces a €262,500 fine.

Dr. Mertens is suspected of carrying out banned ozone treatment for several riders, including Van Avemaet, and a🍰lthough the BMC rider has admitted working with the doctor, he remains adamant that he has nothing to hide.

“For me it’s not a joke, I have to take it seriously because if you hear the ban and the amount of money I’d have to pay i𝓀t&rsquo♚;s crazy,” Van Avermaet told Cyclingnews at the start of stage 1 in Yorkshire.

“For me I’ll be happy when it&rs🌠quo;s over. It’s already been going on for two and half years. Finally there will be a day when I’m free and I can focus entirely on cycling. I’m confident that there will be no ban. I did nothing wrong and there’s nothing to say.”

Asked why he thought the Belgian prosecutor were seeking a two-year ban if the rider believed he was innocent, Van Avermaet responded: “There was only one solution, all or nothing, and the commission has to decide what’s going on. I hope that they make a good decision and I’m pretty confident becꦇause if the ban happens then my world is coming🅠 down for something that I didn’t do.”

According to report♐s in the Belgian media, the Royale Ligue Vélocipédique Belge accusations against Van Avermaet focus on the use of two other medicines: the corticoid Diprophos, which is only banned in competition but can be used with a medical certificate, and Vaminolact, a fortifying baby food that helps improve recovery, and is banned if injected. Van Avermaet's defence claimed he was given a prescription for the substance but never took it to a pharmacy.

A report on Sporza last month outlined that the case against ꦰVan Avermaet is based on an email exchange between Mertens and the rider. They reported that Van Avermaet was treated with Diprophos, under medical supervision, for a heel problem that still causes him problems. His lawyer insisted t🍸hat he used the corticoid for treatment, not to boost his performance in races.

BMC have refused to comment on the case but have continued to field Van Avermaet 🐼in races throughout the spring.