Astana promises to investigate 'disappointing' doping within team

Astana says it wants to reaffirm its 'absolute zero-tolerance policy towards all incidents of doping and unethical activity' in wake of Iglinskiy brothers' EPO positives

Astana at the team presentation of the 2014 Giro d'Italia

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Kazakh team Astana promised in a statement yesterday to help investigate brothers Valentin and Maxim Iglinskiy, adding it is 'deeply disappointed' with the EPO doping cases.

"Astana very much regrets [the doping cases] and understands that this unfortunate event has led to concerns over the efficiency of internal measures taken to ensure that riders do not use prohibited substance or methods," said the team in a statement issues on Friday.

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Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.