Joachim's oxygen tent sparked raid

Benoit Joachim admitted of using an oxygen tent, which is not illegal except if you are in Italy

Benoit Joachim admitted of using an oxygen tent, which is not illegal except if you are in Italy (Image credit: Mark Gunter)

The Italian police raid on the hotel of the Luxembourg team Friday night was not related to stories associating Fränk Schleck to Dr. Eufemiano Fuentes, but had to do with Benoit Joachim. On his antidoping control, Joachim had indicated that he slept in an oxygen tent, which is not allowed in Italy, according to RTL Luxembourg and sportweek.nl.

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