'I'm a clean athlete': André Cardoso denies using EPO in statement

The Portuguese rider pens emotional statement after being notified of his failed test

Andre Cardoso at the Criterium du Dauphine (PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images)

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Trek-Segafredo's André Cardoso has written a statement denying that he used EPO, after the UCI notified him that he returned an Adverse Analytical Finding (AAF) for the blood booster on Thursday.

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