McEwen questioned by police

By John Trevorrow in Rovereto

After finishing sixth in the 12th stage between Alleghe and Rovereto, Davitamon-Lotto sprinter Robbie McEwen was escorted by the carabinieri to the local police station for questioning about the seizure of the team's hypoxic device two days ago. Although legal under WADA and UCI rules, hypoxic devices are supposedly forbidden under Italian law 376, which prohibits use of any method to increase blood values for sports competition. At the time of the seizure, McEwen denied using the apparatus, but did say that some of his team-mates used it.

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