(Velonation) Out of action since last year’s Tour de France, Alexander Kolobnev has said that he is motivated after a strong showing in his first race back.

In view of recent publications in the press about my case, I have to declare that the situation is as follows:

After the analysis done during the Tour de France with non-negative result, the laboratory proceeded to examine the B sample during the first week, as rules set, on the same urine sample.

"Yesterday, during the rest day I was reported the laboratories had found a substance, hydrochlorothiazide, which I do not know

"As I said yesterday today I wanted to be part of the breakaway and fight for a stage victory. It has been really difficult