Cofidis rider arrested as police raid team hotel
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July 11, 2012, Wednesday
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TOUR de France team Cofidis has suspended Frenchman Remy di Gregorio over doping allegations, the team announced on the race's first rest day yesterday.
Di Gregorio was arrested following a police raid at his team's hotel in Bourg-en-Bresse, several miles outside Macon in eastern France where the race will resume on the 10th stage today.
A team statement said: "We have just learned that one of our riders, competing at the Tour de France, has attempted to resort to doping substances to improve his performance.
"At the current time, we have very little information about the facts of the case. However the suspicion on the rider concerned, Remy di Gregorio, leaves us with no choice but to hand down the strictest possible sanctions.
"Remy di Gregorio is therefore immediately suspended, provisionally, while we await more ample information on the case. If the suspicions are confirmed, he will be sacked on the spot in accordance with the stipulations in his contract and in line with the ethical policy of the team."
Meanwhile, time trial world champion Tony Martin has dropped out of the Tour de France to focus on his recovery for the London Olympics.
Martin broke the scaphoid bone of his left hand during the July 1 first stage. He stayed in the race, aiming for a possible win in the first long time trial. But the powerful German had to be content with a 12th place on Monday after a flat tire.
Di Gregorio was arrested following a police raid at his team's hotel in Bourg-en-Bresse, several miles outside Macon in eastern France where the race will resume on the 10th stage today.
A team statement said: "We have just learned that one of our riders, competing at the Tour de France, has attempted to resort to doping substances to improve his performance.
"At the current time, we have very little information about the facts of the case. However the suspicion on the rider concerned, Remy di Gregorio, leaves us with no choice but to hand down the strictest possible sanctions.
"Remy di Gregorio is therefore immediately suspended, provisionally, while we await more ample information on the case. If the suspicions are confirmed, he will be sacked on the spot in accordance with the stipulations in his contract and in line with the ethical policy of the team."
Meanwhile, time trial world champion Tony Martin has dropped out of the Tour de France to focus on his recovery for the London Olympics.
Martin broke the scaphoid bone of his left hand during the July 1 first stage. He stayed in the race, aiming for a possible win in the first long time trial. But the powerful German had to be content with a 12th place on Monday after a flat tire.
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