Brief respite for Capelle
By Jeff Jones , assisted by Susan Westemeyer published
Belgian rider Ludovic Capelle, who tested positive for EPO in June 2005, can race again, if only for...
Belgian rider Ludovic Capelle, who tested positive for EPO in June 2005, can race again, if only for a few weeks.
Last year, Capelle was initially given an 18 month suspension by the disciplinary commission of the Belgian cycling federation, who also rejected his appeal that he made a month later. However, in December 2005, the Council of State ordered that the suspension be dropped for technical reasons: the doctor performing the anti-doping control was judged to have gone beyond his competence level.
But Capelle is not in the clear yet: his case will start again from scratch in three weeks. In the meantime, he can race, although he doesn't have a team.

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