Lissavetzky won't argue with the UCI over 'Mayo affair'
By Antonio J. Salmerón Spanish Secretary for Sport, Jaime Lissavetzky commented on the treatment of...
By Antonio J. Salmerón
Spanish Secretary for Sport, Jaime Lissavetzky commented on the treatment of Saunier Duval professional, Iban Mayo while in the Basque city of Tolosa on Monday for the launch of the first specialized technical cycling sport centre in the Basque Country. Lissavetzky advocated that "a balance between the fight against doping and the respect for the rights of cyclists," needs to be found, but at the same time expressed that he didn't want to "enter into polemics with the UCI".
Recently the UCI decided to re-apply for a new (third) analysis of the B sample, which was tested 'negative' in the tests carried out in both Gent and Sydney.
"When I heard that the B sample was not 'positive', I said that the rules had to be fulfilled, that is, Iban Mayo was free of doping. But then we come into some formal legal aspects used by the UCI as a reason for claiming a new analysis of the B sample, so that I do not want to argue with the UCI", Lissavetzky told Europress.
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