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Spanish cycling federation turns up Puerto heat
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[SIZE=-1]Officials from the Spanish cycling federation are asking for records and test results from the recently re-opened Operacin Puerto doping investigation that could lead to possible racing bans, the Spanish sports daily AS reported in its Tuesday edition. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Citing unnamed sources, the paper reported that the federation requested blood test results and documentation from a Madrid court Monday. That information could be used to issue racing bans for cyclists and technical staff involved in the alleged blood-doping ring. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Officials from the Spanish cycling federation (RFEC) did not comment, but told Reuters that it may post an official statement on its web page. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]According to the AS report, the federation has solicited a complete report and documentation, which revealed names implicated in the alleged doping ring uncovered by Spains Guardia Civil in raids in labs and apartments in May 2006. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Officials are also asking for toxicology reports conducted by doctors in Barcelona that detected the banned blood booster EPO in eight bags as well as access to 99 bags of blood and plasma found in labs used by alleged ringleaders, Dr. Eufemiano Fuentes and Merino Batres. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Spanish authorities want to match the bags against samples collected by the UCI to try to match the blood samples to specific riders. [/SIZE]
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[SIZE=-1]VeloNews[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Officials from the Spanish cycling federation are asking for records and test results from the recently re-opened Operacin Puerto doping investigation that could lead to possible racing bans, the Spanish sports daily AS reported in its Tuesday edition. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Citing unnamed sources, the paper reported that the federation requested blood test results and documentation from a Madrid court Monday. That information could be used to issue racing bans for cyclists and technical staff involved in the alleged blood-doping ring. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Officials from the Spanish cycling federation (RFEC) did not comment, but told Reuters that it may post an official statement on its web page. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]According to the AS report, the federation has solicited a complete report and documentation, which revealed names implicated in the alleged doping ring uncovered by Spains Guardia Civil in raids in labs and apartments in May 2006. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Officials are also asking for toxicology reports conducted by doctors in Barcelona that detected the banned blood booster EPO in eight bags as well as access to 99 bags of blood and plasma found in labs used by alleged ringleaders, Dr. Eufemiano Fuentes and Merino Batres. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Spanish authorities want to match the bags against samples collected by the UCI to try to match the blood samples to specific riders. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]...[/SIZE]
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