Xipamide - Banned Use in Sport

Banned Use in Sport

On 17 July 2012, cyclist Fränk Schleck was removed from the Tour de France by his team RadioShack-Nissan after his A-sample returned traces of xipamide. Fränk Schleck is entitled to claim a counter-expertise of the A-sample.

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