The answer to a question that has swirled for months was finally revealed on Thursday as the UCI announced the provisional suspension of Oier Lazkano, who had not raced since Paris-Roubaix, citing “unexplained abnormalities in his Athlete Biological Passport in 2022, 2023 and 2024.”
The Basque rider was subsequently released by Red Bull-Bora Hansgrohe, which had scooped the Classics specialist from Movistar on a three-year contract for the start of the 2025 season. The team’s statement read, “We confirm that Oier Lazkano will no longer be part of our team.”
Chris Marshall-Bell
In the aftermath of the news of his suspension, multiple parties have said their piece, including Movistar, the team Lazkano raced for between 2022 and 2024, that is, the years of his passport anomalies. Then this weekend, Oier Lazkano himself has broken almost six months of silence, maintaining his innocence.
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