Belgian cyclist Christophe Brandt has failed a drug test for methadone, his Lotto-Domo team said today.
The 27-year-old is the first rider to fail a dope test on this year's Tour de France.
"It's a shame and a pity, especially coming from a rider we know well, but his team director took the right decision. That's what we expected," Tour director Jean-Marie Leblanc said in a statement.
