TOUR OF BRITAIN CHIEF DEFENDS INVITING ROCK RACING TRIO

Tyler Hamilton Rock Racing Tour de Georgia 2008

The chief executive of the Tour of Britain, Hugh Roberts, has defended the decision to allow Tyler Hamilton, Oscar Sevilla and Santiago Botero to take their places in the Rock Racing team for next week?s event.

The three riders were named in the Operacion Puerto investigation two years ago but their respective federations have not opened proceedings against them, whereas the likes of Jan Ullrich, Jorg Jaksche and Ivan Basso were handed bans by their federations.

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