{"id":262373,"date":"2025-11-04T16:58:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T16:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/262373\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T16:58:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T16:58:08","slug":"brian-holm-questions-why-movistar-red-bull-didnt-raise-doping-concerns-earlier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/262373\/","title":{"rendered":"Brian Holm questions why Movistar & Red Bull didn\u2019t raise doping concerns earlier"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nLazkano, who has since issued a statement protesting his innocence, was suspended after repeated tests reportedly returned suspicious values. Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe<\/a> terminated his contract following the announcement, with the case also reflecting back on his previous team Movistar Team<\/a> \u2014 where his breakthrough performances first drew widespread attention.Holm: \u201cYou would have to be naive to think cases won\u2019t surface\u201d<\/p>\n

Holm insisted the case should not be seen as a step backwards for cycling, but rather the opposite \u2014 proof that oversight systems continue to function.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey will come again. This is neither the first nor the last we\u2019ll see. Of course some people will get caught. You would have to be naive to think they won\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n

Far from condemning the sport\u2019s current state, Holm framed detection as a sign of maturity in a still-healing environment. \u201cSome will say the sport stands worse. I would say it stands better, because somebody reacts.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"oierlazkano<\/p>\n

Lazkano produced standout performances for Movistar, earning a big-money move to Red Bull<\/p>\n

Question marks over team vigilance<\/p>\n

While Holm stopped short of accusing Movistar or Red Bull – BORA of negligence, he did question how a rider showing such pronounced progression could have passed internal checks without flags. \u201cIt surprises me that the doctors on the team weren\u2019t more alert.\u201d<\/p>\n

Offering an anecdote from his HTC-Colombia days, Holm recalled how suspicion alone prompted action. \u201cWhen I was at HTC, we had (Serhiy) Honchar. Our doctor could see that something looked strange \u2014 that he could suddenly ride so fast. They go through all his blood values, and he ends up being released. Even though we couldn\u2019t prove anything. We ended up in court, but the team won.\u201d<\/p>\n

Still, Holm acknowledged the difficulty in drawing firm conclusions without the biological data the UCI reviewed. \u201cIt\u2019s impossible to say when we don\u2019t have the blood values. I\u2019m not an expert and don\u2019t know how big the fluctuations were. But I can\u2019t imagine anyone covering anything up today\u2026 I don\u2019t think anyone is turning a blind eye. Rather the opposite.\u201d<\/p>\n

A shock \u2014 but not a surprise<\/p>\n

For Holm, Lazkano\u2019s case is less a dramatic twist and more a reminder that outliers will continue to surface \u2014 and that scrutiny remains essential.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf someone was going to be caught, it didn\u2019t surprise me that it was him \u2014 without me really being able to say why.\u201d<\/p>\n

As the UCI\u2019s process continues and Lazkano contests the allegations, the episode reinforces an uncomfortable truth in a sport still rebuilding its credibility: trust is earned slowly, and vigilance remains a permanent requirement.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Lazkano, who has since issued a statement protesting his innocence, was suspended after repeated tests reportedly returned…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":262374,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[569],"tags":[64,63,784,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-262373","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cycling","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-cycling","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262373","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=262373"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262373\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/262374"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=262373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=262373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=262373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}