Roman Kreuziger out of Tour de France after biological passport problem

Roman Kreuziger withdrawn from racing by Tinkoff-Saxo after biological passport irregularities

Roman Kreuziger of the Tinkoff-Saxo Bank Cycling Team 2014

(Image credit: Watson)

Roman Kreuziger will miss a chance to help Alberto Contador at the Tour de France and likely face a disciplinary hearing due to abnormalities with his anti-doping biological passport. His Tinkoff-Saxo team said on Saturday that it will temporarily stop him from competing.

Team Tinkoff-Saxo said in a statement: "The team has decided, in agreement with Roman, that he will not ride in any races including this year's Tour de France until more information becomes available."

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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.