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He was, but later in his career, once the UCI had built up enough of a case against him.
In the early years of the biological passport, the UCI were very cautious in bringing cases, preferring to use targeted testing to catch out those they suspected of doping. Most of the early cases brought using passport data were small fry riders, partly because the UCI were worried that if they went for a big name they'd challenge them through the arbitration system and maybe even raise a civil case.
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How come Rabobank’s Menchov wasn’t found out then? I thought their entire team was doped up to the gills?