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Several Tour de France riders retested for EPO after traces found

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Written by Canadian Press
Thursday, 18 September 2008
PARIS - Several Tour de France riders are having their blood samples retested for traces of the banned blood booster EPO, the head of the French Anti-Doping Agency said Wednesday. AFLD chief Pierre Bordry told The Associated Press that the testing involved riders who were already under scrutiny for suspicious urine samples. He declined to name the cyclists. Please Sign-In or Register for FREE to read FULL TEXT . . .

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