Thomas Dekker ruled out of
Tour de
France after positive EPO test
Dutch cyclist Thomas Dekker has been ruled out of the Tour de France three days before the start after testing positive for the banned blood-booster EPO, his Silence team have announced.
Bad blood: Thomas Dekker will now be replaced with Briton Charles Wegelius after he was banned from the Tour de France Photo: REUTERS
The sample was originally taken on Dec 24, 2007, but Silence said that new procedures introduced since then allowed for further tests which revealed a positive reading for EPO.
Dekker, who was scheduled to help two-time Tour de France runner-up Cadel Evans of Australia in the hillier stages of this year's race, now faces suspension from his team and a likely ban from the sport.
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