UCI President Brian Cookson explained according to Cyclingnews that Astana Pro Team is doing its best to clean sport and comply with World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) rules after the Lars Boom's case. This team was mired by the Dutch rider showing a low cortisol level in a pre-race test. According to MPCC rules, a rider with low-cortisol levels should be withdrawn from racing. But the team was unable to bring in a replacement rider and so pressed ahead with the Dutchman in the squad.

"Astana team are under a very high level of scruting now and I believe they are trying to do their best to comply with the rules and the spirit of the rules and to support clean athletes", Cookson told in Utrecht. "I respect that. Let's hope history proves that to be worthchile. I don't think it's good news for anybody certainly, but the plain fact of the matter is that Lars Boom has not broken any UCI rules and therefore he can ride the Tour de France."

He added he also confirmed night-time rider testing is now taking palce. "The night controls are allowed now under the WADA code and UCI regulations. I can confirm that a small number of controls have taken place during the night and the possibility remains that they might continue. No team or rider can rest easy if they think they are using that window for micro-dosing, there is a very strong possibility that they might get a knock on the door in the middle of the night."