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Colombian rider Nairo Quintana withdrew from Friday's Vuelta a Espana after testing positive for the banned drug tramadol invalidated his Tour de France results, said 32 years old. said Thursday.
Quintana, a former Giro d'Italia and Vuelta winner who finished sixth in the General Classification at last month's Tour, said that analyzes of two dried blood samples showed that Tramadol and his two It was disqualified on Wednesday after the presence of the main ingredient was revealed. metabolite.
Team He is an Arkea-Samsic rider He Quintana said he intended to join the Vuelta after the Tramadol news. However, he released a video on Instagram that reversed his decision despite being allowed to race. Right now, neither my head nor my body is in the right place to be competitive," Quintana said. Fighting his lawsuit in the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Tramadol, a pain reliever, is banned under UCI medical regulations, the global cycling federation, and is only prohibited in competition. Its use does not constitute an anti-doping violation. Quintana denied using it.
"I said yesterday that I'm going to play the Vuelta, but I'm still not feeling well, so I want to go home and get my defense up and ready," Quintana said.
"Regarding yesterday's notice – I have worked for the last 10 days to show that everything is fine and I will prove that we will meet again at the next competition." (Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar, Bangalore , edited by Hugh Lawson)
