Top cyclist John Degenkolb ,winner of the
Milan San Remo and the Paris Roubaix
races this season,said two weeks ahead
of the Tour de France that dope cheats
were still thriving in cycling,
"We should not expect to see cycling liberate
forever from these cheats" said the 26 year
old ,And the same goes for the sports too
he insisted, Sport 100 per cent without doping
is an illusion,
Degenkolb insisted that he was totally clean
and had made a zero tolerance pact with team
mate and top sprinter Marcel Kittel who has won
eight Tour de France stages in two editions as
well as German time -trial specialist Tony Martin.
"Anyone who does not believe us should come
and observe us training to be convinced of our
honesty 'he said ,
A draft bill to make doping a criminal offence is
underway in German and was hailed by Martin
Degenkolb and Kittel as the nation takes the fight
to the dopers.
Degenkolb also called upon international authorities
to act swiftly and severely to eliminate cheats.
"In the Astana case things have been going on too
long and the federation needs to act more sweftly
and decisively "he said.
Astana's leader,the Italian climber Vincenzo Nibali
won the Tour de France last year ,Since then the
Kazakh outfit had two first team riders banned
this year but have nevertheless received an invitation
to race in the 2015 edition,
AFP
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