Nairo Quintana He is not calm and is experiencing difficult moments in his sports career, after being disqualified from the Tour de France for the use of tramadol, a substance prohibited by the International Cycling Union (UCI).
EL TIEMPO confirmed that the appeal has been made effective, that the defense of the cyclist from Boyacá sent the relevant documentation to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAS), who will have the last word.
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It was indicated that the subject is not easy, it is very complicated, but defense attorneys have sent a 15-page appeal to CAS for review.
The presence of tramadol in the two Quintana tests is not considered doping, since the substance is not on the doping list. World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
It is noted that the defense does not know when the TAS will fail, but the truth is that its response is the last word that will be given on the case and there will be no other instance.
“The first thing we want to clarify is that this is not a doping case,
understood in the context of doping as cheating or substance use
to improve sports performance. Our country’s flagship broker
has been suspended and, on the contrary, he himself, convinced of his innocence,
He got off the Vuelta a España to assume his defense,” says Nairo’s official statement.
And he adds: “A group of lawyers in Italy and Colombia lead the defense of our broker. In the country, Andrés is at his side Charria, the same lawyer who
he recovered the Olympic medal from María Luisa Calle. defense will be
focused on two areas, the scientific one, which will show that Nairo Quintana
did not consume this substance; and the legal one, which will seek to impose a sanction on
all lights disproportionate and unfair”.
In the meantime, Nairo Quintana He continues training, because the sanction is only for the Tour de France and he can continue in competition.
To be at the forefront of his defense, Quintana withdrew from taking part in the Back to Spaina race he won in 2016.
The resolution of the case has the broker in suspense, Well, it is assured that the renegotiation of his contract with the Arkéa-Samsic team will depend on the response of the TAS, which he had agreed for the next three years.
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