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Doping problems hit Spain
By: Jane Richy
International Cycling Union’s president, Patrick McQuaid, said to the press regarding doping problems, that it is more common in Spain than in any other country and that the Spanish federation and government don’t fight enough against it.
McQuaid criticized their government and accused them of being too soft fulfilling the laws that punish this behavior, that there is still blood transfusion doping in Spain just now, at a few days before the Stuttgard competition. He said “The evidence of cyclists blood that we have taken, show that there is being manipulated from Spain”.
He also proposed solutions such as: implement the laws and to locate, however, the leaders and find evidence to make them fall. For him this situation is embarrassing for the cyclists and the sport itself. Also mentioned the “Operación Puerto” in 2006 and the fact that they are still waiting for something to happen, but gives the impression that there is not a real commitment from the Spanish authorities to solve this problem, even thought this country will host the World’s Anti-doping Agency (WADA-AMA) on next November.
Richard Pound WADA’s president agrees that cycling and also baseball need to restore their integrity; after Floyd Landis, winner of the Tour of France 2006, came out positive in doping tests, cycling has suffered a serious damage for the big number of doping cases. Pound believes that whoever is responsible of these actions should see how severe the problems are and hopes the authorities do whatever it's necessary to stop it.
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