Roman Kreuziger gave an exclusive interview to Cyclingnews where he once again reiterated that his high blood levels that caused his biological passport infringement was not caused by taking performance enhancing drugs while he rode for Astana.

He and his team are awaiting the final documentation from the UCI and WADA before a hearing is scheduled at the Court of Arbitration of Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland. Kreuziger was cleared of doping by the Czech Olympic Committee in October but if found guilty by CAS, he could face a four-year ban.

“WADA and the UCI have until around December 8 to file their appeal,” Kreuziger told Cyclingnews.

“That’s more time that we expected and I don’t like it because I’d like the fastest resolution possible. It’s not easy for me, and for the team because people think I’m suspended but right now I’m cleared by the Czech Olympic committee. I have been cleared since September and since then the UCI haven’t sent all their paperwork to CAS.”

“I don’t know what they’re waiting on because for them it’s apparently a clear case. It might take until the start of January before we know when the case will reach Lausanne.”

The UCI provisionally suspended him in August this year due to the anomalies on his biological passport from 2011 and 2012, when he rode for Astana. During that time he had great success racing in Italy, winning the Giro d’Italia stage to Alpe di Pamepago and the 2011 Giro del Trentino stage to Madonna di Campiglio.

Last week he published his passport data on a new personal website called http://kreuzigercase.cz. He published all of his data from 2007 to last season, his first at Tinkoff-Saxo. The data shows that his haematocrit rose at certain points, when it would typically fall and that his reticulocytes remained constantly high during periods of racing. Kreuziger's defence relies on his claim that he used the substitute hormone L-Thyroxine as treatment for an under-active thyroid and this affected his blood values. L-Thyroxine is not on the WADA banned list and does not require a therapeutic use exemption.

“I have never doped. I haven’t broken the rules but the system should be clearer because this isn’t just a risk for me but for all other clean athletes. This reminds me of a Kafka trial but my family and I still believe that common sense will prevail.”

“I’ve never been positive. Now I know that in cycling that this is a phrase many people have used in the past but inside I’m relaxed with that term. But this case, it’s not just about me now, it’s almost political because of the media stories and what it represents. The UCI are fighting for their system but I stress that I’m against doping.”

“I’ve never taken performance enhancing drugs of any sort and the same goes for a blood transfusion. I know that’s there’s suspicion around me but I think that’s stupid to dope or to micro-dose with EPO. I’m the first to admit that it’s stupid because I’d prefer to finish second for 15 years than have a cloud hanging over me. Even if I’m banned, even if I’m beaten I know that my conscious is clear because I’ve not doped. I want to add that in 2014 I had one control in January for the passport and then my next one was in mid-November.”

Kreuziger worked with notorious doping doctor Michele Ferrari, but he says they never discussed doping, and he only paid Ferrari for training programmes. Ferrari is banned for life after working with Lance Armstrong and other riders.

“I know that people put me under suspicion because I’ve also been to Michele Ferrari,” Kreuziger told Cyclingnews.

“And yes, I went. I was young and some people told me to go to him for training because he was the best. When you’re 20, if people say that to you, then you will go. Now looking back it’s wrong because look at the situation I’m in but he was one of the first to tell me that cycling had changed and that there had been a new generation and that doping was not needed. He told me it was just about training. When I went to him, I wasn’t thinking about what he’d done or not done in the past it was more the case of being excited because I thought he could help me. He didn’t take every rider so I was excited to go. And in the year I worked with him it was just about training. It was for a year and it ended in 2007. The team said in 2008 I couldn’t work with him; they said that to everyone, so it stopped. And he never helped me with the thyroid problem.”

“I don’t know if people in the public are judging this case on the back of my relationship with Ferrari. I’ve put everything online and that reaction can go either way. Some will like it, some wont. Some experts will agree, some won't. And with the thyroid, I’m using orthodox science to back me up. I have two sisters and they both have it too and if you do a lot of sport then it’s going to get worse.”

Kreuziger argued that several riders have demonstrated a rise in haematocrit during Grand Tours, yet none have faced the scrutiny he has had to face in the last few seasons.

“Each body is different. And riders go to altitude and if you organise that well you can see your levels rise up during a race. That’s not just me. Look at some other rider profiles because they also went up, sometimes more. So I don’t get why they’re okay to race and I’m not. I understand my profile looks strange but I’ve kept within parameters from the profile data I’ve now seen.”

It doesn’t look like Kreuziger will find out his fate any time soon due to the slow process of the UCI and CAS. The worst-case scnario for him is that he can receive a four year ban and a hefty fine.

“I don’t think I can get a four year ban. I think that’s bullshit because I’ve not had a ban before and I’ve not organised doping. I think I could get two years but that depends when it starts. There are many options.”