Trek-Segafredo 'not wasting time' discussing André Cardoso's positive drugs test
Team boss says the positive test won't affect the way they approach the race

Trek-Segafredo have their eyes set firmly on the start of the Tour de France on Saturday, rather than discussing André Cardoso's positive test for EPO, according to team boss Luca Guercilena.
"We’re not wasting time discussing it [Cardoso's positive test]" the team manager said less than 24 hours before the race's opening time trial in Düsseldorf. "We’ll be focussing on the race and trying to get the best result.
"When a case like this happens I need to give clear lines on what the approach should be, but as it is now in cycling everyone has the same opinion about doping."
>>> 'I'm a clean athlete': André Cardoso denies using EPO in statement
Star rider Alberto Contador, who the team will be supporting in a bid for a third Tour de France title, said that he was surprised and disappointed that Cardoso, who would have been a key domestiques in the mountains, had tested positive for EPO in an out-of-competition test on June 18.
"It was a big surprise," the 34-year-old said. "I never imagined that something like that would happen in this team.
"The whole team is very clear about this sort of thing. We have a policy of zero tolerance about doping but we have to wait until the end of the process. You can’t control everything within a team."
>>> Former team-mate gives forthright opinion on André Cardoso's EPO positive
From a sporting perspective, Guercilena said that the doping incident would not have an impact on the way that the team approached the race, and the roles of the different riders.
"We had 12 riders ready, as other teams have too, so to substitute a rider is not problematic because we have other riders ready.
"In our case we’re lucky that we’ve got a great replacement in Haimar Zubeldia, who’s one of the most experienced guys in the peloton. It is clear that the case hurts us a lot but as I said we know what we’re doing and we know what our line is so we will turn the page."
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Henry Robertshaw began his time at Cycling Weekly working with the tech team, writing reviews, buying guides and appearing in videos advising on how to dress for the seasons. He later moved over to the news team, where his work focused on the professional peloton as well as legislation and provision for cycling. He's since moved his career in a new direction, with a role at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
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