Bahrain Victorious has become a regular at searches.

The cycling team announced the latest this Thursday, at 5:30 am, the day before the start of the Tour de France in Copenhagen.

The operation was carried out by the Danish police at the request of French investigators.

No object was seized during this search which lasted two hours, specified the formation which has been the subject since the Tour 2021 of an investigation by the Marseille prosecutor's office.

The Italian Damiano Caruso, second in the Giro 2021, the Slovenian Matej Mohoric and the Belgian Dylan Teuns, already winners of stages on the Tour, are the most famous riders of the group aligned on the Tour de France alongside the Australian Jack Haig, third in the last Vuelta.

"No Comments" from the team

"Officers have searched all team vehicles, staff and riders' rooms," added Bahrain Victorious, who said he did not want to make "any further comment on the subject": "the team is now looking forward to focus on the greatest cycling race in the world, the Tour de France”.

After the excavations carried out Monday in different countries at the homes of several members of the team, the training had affirmed that the investigation opened for almost a year "did not yield any results".

"To date, the team has not been informed of the progress, the results or has received any feedback on the investigation from the Marseille prosecutor's office", noted Bahrain Victorious, regretting "the breach to the reputation of individuals and the team.

Following the search carried out in Pau during the last week of the Tour de France 2021, leaks had revealed last October that traces of tizanidine, a powerful muscle relaxant used against multiple sclerosis (but not prohibited by anti-doping regulations), had been found in the hair analyzes of several runners.

The Bahraini team had denied being informed and the laboratory had not confirmed the identities.

In the team lined up for the 2022 Tour, Mohoric, Teuns and Briton Fred Wright are the only riders in the formation who were still in the race last year when Pau was searched.

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