Jumbo-Visma continue to support Michel Hessman after anti-doping positive

Michel Hessman
Michel Hessman in action at the Giro d'Italia. (Image credit: Getty Images)

Jumbo-Visma sports director Merijn Zeeman has said that the team continues to support Michel Hessman following his positive test for an unnamed diuretic in an out-of-competition control on June 14.

Hessman was provisionally suspended by Jumbo-Visma earlier this month, and the German faces a doping ban of up to four years if he cannot explain why he tested positive for the diuretic.

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Barry Ryan is Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.