Top British team launches "Race Clean" initiative

British team Plowman Craven / Evans Cycles announced a new anti-doping initiative "Race Clean" on Friday in Harrow, Middlesex just two days prior to the start of the Tour of Britain.

At the British Olympic Medical Institute (BOMI), the team announced that its riders will have their blood systematically tested regularly to build a "blood passport" to establish an independent test history that will highlight any abnormalities including haemoglobin and haematocrit levels. The tests will be carried out by Professor Greg Whyte and a team at the Liverpool John Moores University along with team at the BOMI in Harrow. The tests supplement those administered by UK Sport.

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