Who is analysing the data?
AG We have a team of nine experts. The 749 profiles were divided up so that each profile is seen by at least one expert. The experts came together in Brussels in September to review the profiles and select any that they thought were abnormal in some way. We discussed various factors that may have caused an abnormal profile but each of those abnormal profiles has now gone forward for follow-up. We are in the process of getting further information together, more testing will be done, there will be more analysis and then, at that point, we could have a situation where the experts believe there has been blood manipulation. If that is the case, the UCI would then ask for a case of an anti-doping violation to be opened against those riders. How many suspicious profiles are there? AG I can’t comment on specific numbers. We have to be particularly cautious about only opening cases of an anti-doping violation in instances that we believe will stand up to legal scrutiny. If there is any doubt th
