cyclingnews.com reports that the Aussie cyclists accused of drug offences have been cleared.
The investigation into allegations made by suspended track sprinter, Mark French, that five other cyclists at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) used his room for injecting a range of unidentified substances has cleared the riders and is said to be “absolutely damning” of the teenage rider’s earlier testimony.
A source close to the investigation told Cyclingnews that the report “Places a very large question-mark over his (French) evidence”.
It appears there is nothing to support the exclusion of any of the riders nominated today by Cycling Australia to represent the country at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games.
Unfortunately the accusations will still hang over these guys. The question in people’s minds will still be whether these elite riders are innocent or if they have just managed to avoid detection.
They are now free to head to the Olympics. I wish them well.
Posted by Rodney Olsen
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I agree! It’s a shame that the mud will stick. I hope they can put it aside and do well at the olympics.
Never fair that people will always wonder of they did the wrong thing. pretty sucky system – we ought to have double punishment for wrongful accusers