VeloNews (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
Basque-backed Euskaltel-Euskadi is trying to turn the page on a season of potentially fatal doping scandals that plagued the team during 2009. High-profile doping positives involving Iñigo Landaluze and Tour de France stage-winner Markel Astarloza nearly scuttled the team, but backers are supporting the team’s efforts to refurbish the squad with younger riders. “We have a new project...
cyclingnews.com (Free subscription) | 26/08/2009
Euskaltel-Euskadi team manager Igor González de Galdeano has described stories questioning the commitment of his squad’s sponsors as "lies". Doubts about the team’s ongoing viability arose in the wake of positive tests by Iñigo Landaluze for third-generation blood-boosting product CERA and by Tour de France stage-winner Mikel Astarloza for EPO. Speaking to El Correo...
cyclingnews.com (Free subscription) | 17/07/2009
Inigo Landaluze (Euskaltel-Euskadi) and Ricardo Serrano (Fuji) have been provisionally suspended by the UCI after testing positive for the EPO derivative CERA. The riders have the option to request that the B-samples be opened and tested. Landaluze tested positive twice, the UCI said. He returned positive controls on June 7 during the Dauphine Libere and on June 16 at an out-of-competition control....
Iban Mayo Blog (Free subscription) | 22/06/2008
7th, Igor Antón, 1:49 38th, Jorge Azanza, 6:16 57th, Iñigo Landaluze, 7:38 59th, Gorka Verdugo, 7:45 69th, Dionisio Galparsoro, 8:27 79th, Aitor Hernández, 9:01 121st, Andoni Lafuente, 12:10 General classification with one stage left to race: 3rd, Igor Antón, 1:55 56th, Gorka Verdugo, 34:56 66th, Jorge Azanza, 38:03 94th, Iñigo Landaluze, 54:05 119th, Dionisio Galparsoro,...
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