It was not one, not two, not three, but 130 riders who abandoned an amateur cycling race (Vinalopó Interclub Tournament) on March 2 in the province of Alicante, Spain.
The information, revealed by the specialist site
Ciclo
and relayed by
Marca
, relates that an anti-doping control had been announced at the finish of the race.
Only 52 runners finally crossed the finish line.
To explain these abandonments, amateur cyclists explained that they had been victims of falls or punctures.
“Doping control = punctures and retirements.
This is not a mathematical formula but the pure truth.
Now let's see if any action will be taken, because this really is a joke.
Of course I submitted to the control.
This is the third one to which I submit
,” explained, dryly, Alvaro Marzá, second in the general classification.