Saunier Duval's sportif director, Mauro Gianetti, suggested he spend a week in the UCI laboratory in Lausanne to prove that his blood values were natural.
Saunier Duval-Prodirs sportdirektør Mauro Gianetti foreslog at han skulle tilbringe en uge på UCIs laboratorium i Lausanne for at vise at hans hæmatokritværdier naturligt var over 50 procent.