<Zonneveld questions Soler in doping case: "Why on earth do lactate tests with a suspended doctor?"

>In 2023, the father of UAE Team Emirates–XRG rider Marc Soler was caught arranging a meeting with suspended doctor Pepe Martí. Earlier this year, Soler’s father was sanctioned for that. There is no proof that Soler himself was involved, but the contact with a banned doping doctor does not look good. Dutch journalist Thijs Zonneveld discussed the situation again on In de Waaier.

>According to leaked police investigation files, Soler’s father reportedly had an appointment with Martí — the doctor who was banned due to the doping scandal linked to his time at US Postal. They were said to be waiting with lactate-testing equipment for a rider, and that rider was very likely Marc Soler.

>“However, there is no definitive proof that Soler was involved in this meeting because, most likely, Martí and his father realised they were being watched. Soler would then have been informed to keep riding on, and it seems he slipped away,” Zonneveld said.

yes its journo slop but I never even heard of this 'controversy' surrounding Soler