Lotto-Dstny rider Lennert Van Eetvelt has been placed on non-active status by his team pending further investigation after an ‘alleged breach of anti-doping laws’ by the Belgian.
Van Eetvelt informed his team of the situation on Friday, Lotto-Dstny said in a press release about the case, which occurred during the Tour des Alpes Maritimes et du Var on February 19th, in which the 21-year-old neo-pro finished 18th.
The team stated in the press release that ‘the substance referred to in the dossier is an authorised substance, found in a nasal spray that is freely available and authorised in competition, if mentioned during an [anti-doping] control and when its use is in accordance with the package leaflet.’ The press release did not specify what the substance actually was.
Lotto-Dstny also emphasised that placing Van Eetvelt on non-active status was a measure taken in compliance with the guidelines of the Mouvement Pour Un Cyclisme Crédible association, which the team joined in November 2012.
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