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Armstrong suffers setback with loss of teammate in a crash
(Agencies)
Updated: 2005-07-15 08:49
French television hailed Moncoutie as a "clean" winner, echoing suspicions
that other Tour riders may be doping. The furious racing speeds so far this year
and the arrest on Wednesday of Italian rider Dario Frigo have renewed such
doubts. Frigo's wife was caught with suspected doping products in her car.
Moncoutie said there is no proof of widespread doping but noted that French
cyclists _ who are mostly way off the pace again this year _ are discouraged.
Moncoutie placed sixth at the Dauphine Libere before the Tour. Even with the
time made up with his win Thursday, he is 40th overall at the Tour, 32:06 behind
Armstrong.
"At the Dauphine Libere, I managed to stay with the best. At the Tour, I no
longer can," Moncoutie said. "It is like that every year. I know that the Tour
goes faster. That is the way it is. So be it. You draw the conclusions you
want."
Cycling's governing body said Thursday that all blood and urine doping tests
from the first week of the three-week race were negative. Armstrong has been
repeatedly tested.
Customs officers checked at least two vehicles from two separate Tour teams
on Thursday but found nothing suspicious.
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