Spanish radio reporting positive tests for two Xacobeo riders
The UCI has confirmed that Vuelta a España runner-up Ezequiel Mosquera and David Garcia Da Peña tested positive during the race for Hydroxyethyl starch based on reports from the WADA accredited laboratory in Köln. Both riders have requested the right to request and attend the analyses of their B samples
Reports in Spain suggested that Mosquera has yet to be told about the news. The 34-year-old recently signed a lucrative two-year deal with Dutch squad Vacansoleil.
Spanish radio reporting positive tests for two Xacobeo riders
The UCI has confirmed that Vuelta a España runner-up Ezequiel Mosquera and David Garcia Da Peña tested positive during the race for Hydroxyethyl starch based on reports from the WADA accredited laboratory in Köln. Both riders have requested the right to request and attend the analyses of their B samples
Reports in Spain suggested that Mosquera has yet to be told about the news. The 34-year-old recently signed a lucrative two-year deal with Dutch squad Vacansoleil.
I have never heard of this drug, but according to wikipedia it "may be associated with covering the use of anabolic steroids/EPO for endurance athletes" and "increases the blood volume allowing red blood cells to continue to deliver oxygen to the body."
This drug is used for people who have suffered a large amount of blood loss and for a rider to test possitive for it seems pretty damning. This would be a real shame because Mosquera contributed to produce a very entertaining Vuelta.
