Dutch Rabobank Cycling Team has announced the dismissal of Australian rider Rory Sutherland on Wednesday. With a first positive A sample returned at the Deutschland Tour and his B sample now found positive as well, the 23 year-old will know have to explain himself in front of the Disciplinary Committee of the Belgian Cycling Federation.
Rabobank has not revealed which performance-enhancing drug was found in Sutherland's body, but its Board of Directors has started "an independent investigation to the possible causes and circumstances that have led to a positive test." The investigation will be carried out by a Belgian scientist and a Dutch lawyer. The team has announced that it will only release the name of the substance when Sutherland will appear in front of the Disciplinary Committee.
