⁍ Two people were in custody on Monday after an investigation was opened into suspected doping by the Arkea-Samsic team at this year’s Tour de France.

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⁍ Those in custody were part of the ‘close entourage of the main rider’
The leader of the Arkea-Samsic team is Colombian Nairo Quintana.

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– Two people were arrested in Marseilles, France, on Monday as part of a doping investigation targeting a “small part” of a professional cycling team at this year’s Tour de France, Reuters reports. The Marseille prosecutor said in a statement that the two were part of the “close entourage” of the main rider on the Arkea-Samsic team. The team’s manager, Emmanuel Hubert, confirmed that the team’s hotel had been raided last week. He said the search targeted a “very limited” number of riders as well as their entourage, who he said were not employed by the team. Hubert said the investigation did “not target the team or its staff directly.” “We obviously support our riders, but if the investigation confirms the veracity of doping practices, the team would immediately dissociate itself from such acts,” he said in a statement. The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) told Reuters that it “welcomes and supports the action of all authorities involved in this operation.” The UCI said it will take “necessary measures once it has reviewed the elements obtained by the French judicial authorities.”