Team Sky decided to withdraw Sergio Henao from competition to investigate blood data. ,The Colombian rider was pulled from their Fleche Wallonne line-up following the Cycling Anti-Doping Foundation’s request for further information regarding fluctuations in his biological passport.

The Cycling Anti Doping Foundation (CADF) has opened a biological passport case against the Colombian rider.

Interviewed by Cyclingnews, directeur sportif Kurt-Asle Arvesen said that they learned about the issue on Tuesday evening. "Of course, he was very disappointed. And of course we were a little bit down last night, but we still have seven guys who want to fight today so we will focus on the race. That’s all we can do and hopefully they will sort out this problem quickly. We believe in Sergio. We just need all the facts on the table. For him, he lives up in altitude, he comes here, and then he goes back to altitude. We just need all the facts on the table."

In March 2014 Team Sky announced that they would remove Henao from the team's race schedule for eight weeks after they had raised questions about the results of out-of-competition tests. But he returned to racing at the 2014 Tour de Suisse after he was cleared of any wrongdoing.

"I was not involved in that so I don’t know the facts. I don’t more than is in the statement, I’m afraid. I’m here as a sports director and I’m here to focus on the race", the Norwegian added.