Lotto Destony's Renate Van Etveld has been suspended by the team pending further investigation due to "alleged anti-doping law violations" by the Belgian rider.

Van Yetveld announced in a press release that Lot Destney informed the team of the situation on Friday, which occurred at the Tour des Alpes Maritimes et du Var on February 19 (where the 21-year-old neo-pro racer finished 18th)

The team was notified of the situation on Friday.

The team stated in the press release that "the substances referred to in the dossier are authorized substances and, if mentioned during the (anti-doping) control and if their use is in accordance with the package leaflet, are freely available and are authorized nasal drops in competition The press release stated that "the substance is included in the The press release does not specify what the substance is.

Lot Destony also emphasized that placing Van Eotveld on non-active status was a measure in accordance with the guidelines of the Association Mouvement Pour Un Cyclisme Crédible, which the team joined in November 2012.

In the same statement, Van Yetveld insisted that he has always acted in good faith and said he hoped he was wrong to have received the letter informing him of the alleged violation. He also stated that he "clearly stated" to anti-doping inspectors at the race site that he had taken nasal spray, as he had in his career.

"My world was turned upside down for a moment," Van Etveld said. I don't really understand what happened either. I hope this nightmare will end soon."

"I hope it doesn't take too long for this nightmare to end.

The statement added that Van Eotveldt consulted with a medical supervisor and took nasal drops.

On Saturday, after a meeting of riders, team management, and team doctors, the team stressed that they were "confident of a good outcome. We would like to emphasize that this is by no means a conviction, but merely an application of the MPCC (Mouvement pour un Cyclisme Crédible) guidelines. It also gives Lennart time to prove his case in the best way possible."

The team also emphasized that "the MPCC is not a "guilty verdict," but rather "an application of the guidelines of the MPCC.