KASHECHKIN'S 45-MINUTE CLAIM IS AN ARGUMENT OF MASS DISTRACTION

Andrey Kashechkin

The claim from lawyers that the UCI?s blood collectors missed a deadline when they visited Andrey Kashechkin on holiday in southern Turkey on August 1 has been been debunked.

At a hearing in Liège, Belgium, yesterday, the former Astana rider?s legal team claimed that the blood test was conducted at 10.45pm ? outside a 6am to 10pm period when anti-doping tests are permitted.

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Sports journalist Lionel Birnie has written professionally for Sunday Times, Procycling and of course Cycling Weekly. He is also an author, publisher, and co-founder of The Cycling Podcast. His first experience covering the Tour de France came in 1999, and he has presented The Cycling Podcast with Richard Moore and Daniel Friebe since 2013. He founded Peloton Publishing in 2010 and has ghostwritten and published the autobiography of Sean Kelly, as well as a number of other sports icons.