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TheManxMissile wrote:
Place of Birth: Imst

Seventeen days have passed since the end of Le Tour de France. It was one of the cleanest Tours in recent memory with zero big name doping cases emerging, and the new face of cycling again taking center stage in the shape of the British-Kenyan. Now just a couple of weeks after a thrilling finale on the Champs Elysees which saw a great shift in the sprinting powers, that is on the cusp of changing.

A rumor has been leaked to the general media that one of the big name riders who participated in Le Tour has been taken in for questioning over irregular blood values that were collected on the first rest day, which was the 8th July. All that has been leaked is that WADA has contacted the rider, with the aid of local police, about these irregularities. This rider can only be considered a big name in the sport.

This story will be updated as soon as more information comes to light. For now all we can do is speculate...

Three days have passed since the leaked rumors of a positive test for one of cycling's big names which occurred during the Tour de France. Speculation has raged since then with names like Alejandro Valverde and Bauke Mollema being offered up as potential candidates. As yet there has been no official words from any national federations, teams, riders or WADA as to the identity of the rider, or even to confirm if the rumors were true.

A number of teams have come out to defend their riders, lead by Vaughters of Garmin-Sharp. Following the news he released all 9 Tour riders Bio Passports in an effort to shift suspicion away from his squad. This move was then replicated by FDJ and Argos-Shimano. In addition to these teams a number of riders have followed suit, such as Michal Kwiatkowski, Taylor Phinney, Andre Greipel and Pierre Rolland. While we were no closer to knowing who is involved a number of riders can now be excluded.

The media have been keen to pick up on those who have been slow to respond. Bjarne Riis's Saxo-Tinkoff have been quiet following Roman Keuzigers above expectation ride. Jakob Fuglsang and Alexander Vinokourov's Astana Team have also been silent on the matter, and we all know this team has more than a dodgy past. While Kwiatkowski released his data, his QuickStep team has yet to make a comment. Other eyes anxiously watch young superstar Peter Sagan after his second Green Jersey. Finally Tour winning Team Sky has also kept quiet. Having fielded these questions for over two years now it can be safe to assume their stance is a denial of any allegations.

The latest updates point towards a press conference being held by WADA tomorrow, when they will release all the latest information on the case once they have confirmed the findings from the riders B Sample. The speculation will continue long into the night about which rider is on the verge of collapse, and even if there could be more than one rider involved...

TheManxMissile wrote:
@Admir
Thank you. Challenge: Make your next story as long as this one will be

@Sutty
Obvious doper so...

As promised WADA held a press conference today. The announcement was made at their headquarters in Switzerland. The quiet lakes and mountains were soon to be woken by shouts of disbelief and of unanswered questions. The room was full of the established cycling media, as well as a number of larger sized news firms like Sky and NBC.

WADA began by explaining the situation. On July 8th, the first rest day of Le Tour, a blood sample was taken outside of normal competition testing. The on-race testing lab returned no positive result, however once back at HQ it was re-tested. This second test came back positive. The A-Sample tested positive for Acadesine (AICAR) which is a drug that turns fast-twitch into slow-twitch. The B-Sample also came back positive, confirming the AICAR positive, as well as showing traces of GW1516 and a masking diuretic. The tests from the second rest day, July 15th, contained the same elements.

Chris Froome, the 2013 Tour de France winner. New figurehead of British Cycling and Team Sky. The man who worked so hard for Wiggins in 2011 and 2012. The response from the media was not one of surprise, it had been widely believed that Froome had been doping since his sudden rise during the 2011 Vuelta. The main questions were directed about other Sky riders such as Wiggins. But the conference was not done yet!

They announced a second positive test from Le Tour!