Eddy Merckx on Doping

By Jessica | Permalink | No Comments | March 12th, 2007 | Trackback

While I’m keeping track of stage 1 of Paris-Nice, I thought I’d pass along this Eddy Merckx quote from the VeloNews live coverage:

“Doping has to be fought, cheats must be unmasked, abuse should be punished but all this should remain human,” Merckx told L’Equipe.

The rest of the blurb from the live coverage is this:

As you have undoubtedly heard by now, the Spanish judge in charge of the Operacion Puerto case has formally ended the investigation, noting that no one appears to have violated Spanish law, as it existed at the time of Manolo Saiz’s arrest.

It’s important to remember, however, that the UCI, WADA and various national federations might still pursue the case, if it turns out that current or former riders are connected to the infamous Doctor Fuentes by DNA tests. Recall that police seized more than 200 bags of blood and those are still being held for sports-related investigations, although at this point, no criminal case will be pursued.

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