a Jumbo-Visma rider dismissed from the team for doping

2023-08-17 13:35:49

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Michel Hessmann in mai 2023. Andrea Amato / Zuma / Panoramic

German runner Michel Hessmann was pinned on June 14 with a diuretic in his analyses.

The Jumbo-Visma team in which runs Jonas Vingegaard, the winner of the Tour de France, announced that it had dismissed its German rider Michel Hessmann due to a positive diuretic test on June 14. Hessmann (22), 5th in the U23 World Time Trial Championship in 2022, also took 3rd place in the Tour de l’avenir a year ago. This year, he took 33rd place in the Giro d’Italia.