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Ullrich DNA test said to be planned
German prosecutors are slated to compare blood samples from former Tour de France champion Jan Ullrich who has been accused of doping and sporting fraud, the weekly magazine Focus reported.
Investigators in Spain have agreed to send samples from bags of blood seized in apartments owned Dr. Eufemiano Fuentes, allegedly the head of the blood-doping and drug ring revealed by Spanish police in the so called Operacion Puerto investigation last May.
German investigators plan to compare the results against a sample submitted by Ullrich in September. The tests could finally settle whether bags in Fuentes' possession, which had a code number, had indeed come from the 1997 Tour de France winner.
Ullrich was prevented from starting the Tour de France by his T-Mobile team and was sacked in July on suspicion of doping, despite there being no solid proof of the charges against him.
Unlike Giro d’Italia winner Ivan Basso, who was signed by the Discovery team, Ullrich has been unable to secure a ProTour team contract. He is said to be in negotiations with a European continental team.
