Press release regarding the Team CSC Anti-doping program
[21.06 11:48] Dr Rasmus Damsgaard and Bispebjerg University Hospital will now be revealing their results from the Team CSC's Anti-Doping Program to the public.
Later today, Rasmus Damsgaard will announce all the midyear results of the Team CSC Anti-Doping Program and these can also be found on Team CSC's official website this afternoon.
Over 400 tests have been conducted in what Rasmus Damsgaard and Bispebjerg University Hospital consider the most extensive anti-doping program in the history of the sport.
All 198 urine samples have proven negative and all 225 blood tests have shown to be below both the UCI limits and the significantly lower limits set by Dr Damsgaard for the program.
So-called “blood profiles” have been created for all Team CSC riders and with no exceptions they all show a continuity, which lies within the physiological norm for any normal human being.
The 28 Team CSC riders have all been submitted to countless out of competition tests, which has been one of the key elements of the program.
”The program has had three main objectives: To catch cheaters and detect doping, to set entirely new standards for the future fight against doping and to maintain the health and integrity of the riders. We have created the most rigid testing system in the entire history of the sport, and none of our results have indicated anything suspicious whatsoever. Both I and the UCI consider this program groundbreaking and in future it will hopefully gain a lot of support from the sports world in general.” says Dr Damsgaard.
The UCI President Pat McQuaid praises the program with the following words:
”The UCI applauds Team CSC for their efforts to rid professional cycling of doping.
The CSC Anti-Doping programme is strong, independent and transparent. Their riders are subjected to many different types of testing throughout the year. Testing is planned and coordinated independently through Bispebjerg Hospital in Copenhagen. The UCI has access to all testing plans and outcomes. Results are managed by the UCI in accordance with UCI rules. More importantly, Team CSC is making genuine efforts to change their team culture so that riders no longer feel the need or pressure to dope. The combination of CSC's strong anti-doping programme with their equally strong culture of hard, clean riding is certainly an example for other ProTeams to follow” says McQuaid.
Bjarne Riis, who has taken the initiative to start the program, says:
”First and foremost the riders and our sponsors deserve major credit for their great efforts and support for the program. They have all contributed to this historic initiative, which is truly a milestone in the fight against doping. I have never doubted, whether it was possible to implement such a system on our team, because I know, what we stand for. We want to play a big part in creating a healthy future for cycling and with the implementation of this program as well as the test results being made public today, we have taken a giant leap in the right direction,” says Bjarne Riis.
Click here to see the results of the anti-doping-program. |
