Lennert Van Eetvelt (Lotto-Dstny) returns to racing this Wednesday within the Alpes-Isère Excursion however the younger Belgian climber says he has nonetheless no longer been obviously knowledgeable as to how a nasal spray – which he’d reported he used right through an anti-doping take a look at this February – may just finally end up with him being in short put on non-active standing.
“I’m satisfied in an effort to race once more, but additionally nonetheless angry about how my procedure went,” Van Eetvelt informed Belgian newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws on Wednesday.
On April 22, Van Eetvelt used to be in short put on non-active racing standing after the AFLD, the French anti-doping authority, queried his use of the spray right through the Excursion des Alpes Maritimes et du Var this February, by which the 21-year-old neo-pro had completed 18th.
Alternatively, he used to be abruptly acquitted of any doable wrongdoing and is now again in racing.
Van Eetvelt informed Het Laatste Nieuws he remained unsure as to why the spray, which he had obviously notified the government he used to be the use of, used to be ever the topic of complete investigation.
“The French doping authority AFLD requested questions on a substance present in my frame. There are 4 classes: elements that don’t seem to be allowed, elements which are accredited, elements which are most effective allowed in sure merchandise, and elements which are all the time allowed. The substance that used to be in my frame belongs to the 3rd class,” Van Eetvelt mentioned.
He informed the paper he had notified the government right through the anti-doping process that he used a nasal spray, as is authorized – whilst taking it in pill-form or by means of an injection is banned – to take the substance, which stays unnamed.
He additionally mentioned the quantity discovered used to be “minimum”, and due to this fact may just no longer were the rest as opposed to a sprig.
“I have been taking that nasal spray for a very long time. It is helping in opposition to hypersensitive reactions and because early life I’ve prime allergic reaction values,” he mentioned. “I nonetheless do not perceive what the issue used to be. However I fear it would occur sooner or later, so I would possibly not be the use of that nasal spray once more.”
Final yr, Van Eetvelt received the Path de l. a. Paix and completed runner-up on the U23 Liège-Bastogne-Liège and Giro d’Italia. Previous to the Excursion des Alpes Maritimes et du Var, he’d raced 3 days of the Problem Mallorca, taking 2d and 3rd, the Vuelta a Murcia, and the Clásica Jaén Paraíso Inside.
Van Eetvelt gained the total toughen of his staff right through the entire procedure, who mentioned in a press liberate when the case broke that striking Van Eetvelt on non-active standing used to be a measure taken in compliance with the information of the Mouvement Pour Un Cyclisme Crédible affiliation, which the staff joined in November 2012.
After participating within the five-day Alpes-Isère tournament this week, Van Eetvelt is because of cross directly to race within the Excursion de Suisse later this yr.
“I were given a large number of toughen, however I did not test social media and headed to Tenerife to flee the fuss and do altitude coaching whilst it used to be taking place,” he informed Het Laatste Nieuws. “Even if I have never been ready to race for a month, my stage should be excellent and I’m hoping to accomplish neatly within the Alpes-Isère Excursion.”