Vino, Mayo and Moreni face criminal charges - report

PAU, France (AFP) — Former Astana team leader Alexandre Vinokourov is among three riders set to face criminal charges following the discovery of drugs at last year's Tour de France, a report said on Friday.

According to Sud Ouest newspaper Vinokourov, kicked off last year's race along with his former team, will face the charges along with Spaniard Iban Mayo and Italian Cristian Moreni.

The police charges in the report relate to the discovery of banned substances, believed to have belonged to the riders', at last year's Tour when it passed through the city of Pau.

Contacted by AFP, the city prosecutor Erick Maurel said he would "neither confirm, nor deny" the report concerning the three riders, neither of whom are competing at this year's race.

According to the paper Vinokourov, who is based in France where he is set to open a training and health ...