So Wim got caught with doping products. I read the news on Velo News online, article here. Read on and it says that Wim Vansevenant won the lanterne rouge (last on the GC list) 3 straight years. He’s retired so the doping products were for him only. The article is about doping but the comments are great to read. Seriously, the lanterne rouge dopes for his benefit after he’s retired.
Omega Pharma distances itself from former rider caught in doping scandal
By VeloNews.com Published Jun 29th 2011 7:42 AM UTC
Former Silence-Lotto rider Wim Vansevenant has acknowledged that a package seized by Belgian customs officials two weeks ago contained doping products destined for him.
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Wim Vansevenant holding his record-breaking lanterne rouge in 2008.
Pic from Velo News Online.
A public prosecutor in Ghent acknowledged that his office was conducting an investigation, but declined further comment.
Now retired, Vansevenant has played a small support role on the Omega Pharma-Lotto team in recent years. While acknowledging that the package was indeed his, Vansevenant denied that the drugs were going to be used for active riders on the team.
“It was only a small amount, to improve my own condition,” said Vansevenant. “It was the second time I ordered. The order was not for the Omega Pharma-Lotto team. ”
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