Tyler Hamilton’s new book The Secret Race doesn’t officially go on sale until tomorrow yet still the accusations keep coming. The latest to be questioned is Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank’s Bjarne Riis, according to an Andy Hood story on Velonews.com.
In his new book co-written with Daniel Coyle. . . Hamilton alleges that Riis introduced him to controversial Spanish doctor Eufemiano Fuentes, who was the center of a worldwide doping ring revealed in the Operación Puerto investigation in 2006. . . Riis has refused to respond to journalists’ queries during the Vuelta a España, where team leader Alberto Contador — back from a controversial doping ban for clenbuterol at the 2010 Tour de France, where he rode for Astana — is riding for the victory.
And yes, this is turning into a much bigger deal. Click the link for the rest.
[Link: Velo News and Velo Nation]
