WADA hopes Puerto case is re-opened

The World Anti-doping Association's legal director Olivier Niggli said Friday that he hopes the Spanish court will re-open the Operación Puerto case. The doping affair, which began in 2006 had been shelved by the judge in charge of the case in 2007, but WADA, the UCI and the Spanish sports council appealed to the courts to pursue the case which may involve hundreds of athletes.

Niggli told AFP, "If the magistrates decide the case has to be re-opened it will be handed over to the chief investigating magistrate and the bodies appealing for the affair to be fully investigated, notably WADA and the International Cycling Union (UCI)."

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Laura Weislo has been with Cyclingnews since 2006 after making a switch from a career in science. As Managing Editor, she coordinates coverage for North American events and global news. As former elite-level road racer who dabbled in cyclo-cross and track, Laura has a passion for all three disciplines. When not working she likes to go camping and explore lesser traveled roads, paths and gravel tracks. Laura specialises in covering doping, anti-doping, UCI governance and performing data analysis.