Heras prepares defense

Roberto Heras hopes to hang on to his record of four Vuelta victories

Roberto Heras hopes to hang on to his record of four Vuelta victories (Image credit: AFP)

Roberto Heras has not had much of a Christmas break, according to Spanish sports daily Marca. Instead, Heras and his lawyers have been busy preparing to defend Heras against the charge of using banned red cell booster erythropoietin at the Vuelta a Espana.

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