Cycling: The Czech Olympic Committee has cleared Roman Kreuziger (Tinkoff-Saxo) of the charge of doping. The UCI had brought proceedings against him for irregularities in his blood passport.
In a press release, the committee stated that the values should by no means be considered extreme. The Commission supported this judgment with the findings of experts and the statements made by Kreuziger, who was able to explain the irregularities at a hearing in early September.
The irregularities date back to 2011 and 2012 when the Czech was employed by Kazakh team Astana.
The Tinkoff-Saxo team was pleased with the verdict: “The team is very happy about this decision”, said Tinkoff-Saxos CEO Stefano Feltrin. “Now it is important for the UCI to make their decision. A quick decision should be made in the interests of everyone involved and cycling in general.”
For its part, the UCI has commented and pointed out that "that we examine the possibility of hearing the case before the CAS." The UCI does not want to comment further until the end of the objection period.