Top riders tested at Vuelta

By Shane Stokes in Madrid

The top thirteen riders in the general classification plus the leaders of the various different classifications were all tested yesterday and today at the Vuelta.

In addition, nine health checks were carried out this morning on riders from the following teams: T-Mobile, Euskaltel-Euskadi, Crédit Agricole and Cofidis. None of these were found above the permitted limit of blood parameters.