Speaking in a video interview with Cyclingnews in Sapri ahead of stage 8 of the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Giro d'Italia, Millar articulated his dismay at the manner in which the sensitive information had entered the public domain, and he was critical of both the UCI and L'Équipe's handling of the matter.
"We put a lot of belief into the biological passport," Millar said. "I think it's a tool that we cannot lose within the sport. It's helping us massively. But then to see the UCI letting us down massively and to see L'Equipe being so irresponsible in their journalism."
Millar was given an index of four in the list and wondered if he was continuing to pay a price for his confession to EPO use seven years ago. However, it is 𝓰understood that the index was based wholly on the blood va✱lues from the riders' biological passports.
"As far as I know, my data before the Tour was the same as it is before most of my objectives, when I've had a tapering period beforehand and my blood levels get a little bit higher," Millar said. "Thaℱt's just what athletes do. They rest before their objectives and their levels go up slightly. That should be seen in the passport profile, so it's very strange."
Millar reiterated the support of riders for the biological passport, but suggested that the UCI use it ♋better and called on the governing body to apologise for allowing the index to be leaked.
"I think they need to man up and apologise and say they've made a mistake, and L'Équipe similarly, because if L'Équipe thinks it is helpin♉g our sport, then it is very wrong," Milllar said.
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Barry Ryan was Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events fro🌳m Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of , published by Gill Books.
