Willy Wouters, a Lotto Belisol rider, has been cleared by the UCI Committee of Illegal Activities. Wouters was under investigation due to a mistake over the whereabouts system. Investigation proves that the mistake was made not by the rider, but by the UCI. The organisation made a public statement and a public apology to Wouters.

Meanwhile, Wouters has been inactive for two months and is recently returned to the peloton in Austria. A reaction over the phone: "Of course I'm happy. Finally my name is cleared. I'm part of the new doping-free generation. It's been a hard couple of months but I reckon this is a new start. Everybody knows I didn't do anything wrong and I can start my career again."

However, some damage has been done. "Lotto Belisol made some big mistakes and turned its back on my client. That's unseen and was like a big slap on the face for my client and myself. We hope they will offer their apologies as well", declared Wouter's lawyer and legal counselor F. Pieters earlier. Only hours later, a public statement from Lotto expressed their deepest regret about the unfortunate decision. We turned to Wouters' team mate Willems for more an opinion: "The team management made a mistake, surely. Though we, his team mates, never turned our backs on him. He's still very welcome in the group, but I will understand completely if he'll break his contract at the end of the season." Lotto Belisol has offer Wouters a place in the Vuelta as a compromise. It's uncertain whether Wouters will accept it. Rumor in the pack is that Wouters is looking for a new team.

PCM rulezz wrote:
That's great news
And you know to which team they should go imo


But anyway, good luck in Austria. Proof the world that training is the only doping you need.