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I think far too much weight is attached to Theo de Rooy's comments to give this much in the way of credibility. De Rooy was the general manager of the team and ultimately had responsibility for all decisions the team made. To think he didn't know doping was going on and allowed the medical team to do this as they saw fit is frankly ridiculous.
The doping problem the sport has, and it's inability to face up to it and be open and honest about the past, means that any rider or staff member active in the past ten years can be linked to doping with a minimal amount of effort. I've no doubt Leinders knew what was going on at Rabobank and was party to some of the doping on that team, but just because someone transgressed in the past doesn't necessarily mean he's doing it again now.
How fucking typical of a small minded, overly nationalistic paper like the Scotsman to run a piece like that today though. Leinders involvement with Sky has been no secret and he's been working with them for most of this year.