Police Raid Bahrain Victorious Team at Tour de France

Police Raid Bahrain Victorious Team at Tour de France
A member of the Bahrain Victorious team closes the curtains in team the bus prior to the eighteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 129.7 kilometers (80.6 miles) with start in Pau and finish in Luz Ardiden, France, on July 15, 2021. Christophe Ena/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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The Bahrain Victorious team competing at the Tour de France was raided by French police on the eve of Thursday’s stage as part of a doping investigation, according to judicial and police officials.

The team confirmed in a statement that riders’ rooms were searched by officers at the hotel it stayed in in the southwestern city of Pau.