Eddy merckx age

Eddy Merckx has refused to make a definitive pronouncement on Alberto Contador’s recent adverse analytical finding for Clenbuterol but said that he hopes he can trust in the Spaniard’s innocence.

“I hope I can trust him,” Merckx told La Gazzetta dello Sport.

“It would be very serious for cycling if Contador did not show himself worthy of this faith.”

The five-time Tour de France winner measured his words carefully when discussing the matter but did admit that he was confused by the timeline of the case.

“The control was in July, the test was found to be positive in August, then the news came out at the end of September, over two months after the control.

It seems very strange to me,” Merckx said.

“I’m not a doctor, I don’t understand. You’d need to be a specialist to pass judgement on the matter.”

During his own career, Merckx tested positive