April 9, 2007 (Bruges, Belgium) – The International Professional Cycling Teams (IPCT) and the Association Internationale des Groupes Cyclistes Professionnels (AIGCP) – a group that represents all professional cycling teams and not just ProTour teams – have both called for the use of DNA testing in the Puerto Affair according to an AFP report Saturday.

This call was made to the UCI, to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), to the national cycling federations, and to some governments. The Puerto Affair refers to the 2006 Spanish police raid of Dr. Eufemiano Fuentes’ clinic in Madrid involving professional athletes from various sports suspected of doping. A large number of blood samples were discovered during the raid. On Tuesday last week, German authorities announced that they had matched some of the blood samples found there to the DNA of German cyclist, Jan Ullrich (formerly T-Mobile).

“There’s no other solution. All cyclists whose name has turned up in the Puerto Affair must submit to (a DNA test). Otherwise they will be suspected the first time they start getting good results,” declared Roger Legeay (Credit Agricole’s GM), one of the AIGCP’s directors.