Michele Ferrari denies that he is still working with any professional riders. The doctor who has been banned for life, has made the claims in "Stade 2" on French television.

Ferrari who is at the center of the 550-page report by the public prosecutor in Padova, once again denies that he was at the Astana gathering in Montecatini Terme in November 2013. “It’s an absurd accusation: the last time I was there was 25 years ago, and I had a very precise reason – to buy the biscottini. Do you know them?” he said.

Asked which riders he is currently training, he replied: “Nobody. I don’t train any riders anymore. Good evening.”