Will Jan Ullrich be cleared?
by Blaine Moore on Monday, January 15th, 2007 | 2 Comments
Spanish authorities have released a bag of blood captured in the raid in Madrid last year. Jan Ullrich‘s attorneys are trying to keep a saliva sample he gave in September from being DNA tested and compared to the blood sample.
The DNA comparison could prove the use of performance-enhancing drugs. But it also could clear the 1997 Tour de France winner, allowing the German to find a new team.
I hope that he is innocent, and if the test is made I hope that it somehow clears him. I am not really sure how it could, though; one sample does not necessarily prove his innocence. It is unfortunate that he needs to.
(Source: ESPN.com)
I want to hope he is innocent, too. But even if this “clears” him, there is still too much doubt shrouding cyclists:-(
My general policy is that you should not sanction somebody until they have been proven to be guilty. I think that most cyclists don’t cheat, it is just that a lot of the ones that do get caught.