Tour de France 2022 - Team Bahrain Victorious police hotel raid in Copenhagen: Team say they 'fully cooperated'

Team Bahrain Victorious have had their hotel searched by police on the eve of the Tour de France, just days after staff and riders’ homes were searched by authorities. The raid took place at 05:30 on Thursday morning in Copenhagen after a request made by French prosecutors, said the team in a statement, and comes just a day before the start of the 109th edition Tour de France. Ad/> “Following the police search into some staff and riders’ homes on Monday, the Team Bahrain Victorious hotel was searched by Danish Police at the request of the French prosecutors this morning at 5:30 am,” read a statement from the team.

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“Following the police search, the team is now looking forward to focusing on the world’s biggest and best cycling race, Tour de France.” The search comes just a day after Bahrain Victorious boss Vladimir Miholjevic said that they were talking to their legal team after previous raids at staff and riders’ homes. ‘Damages the reputation’ – Bahrain Victorious confirm police searched homes before Tour ‘We sleep like babies, we work like horses’ — Bahrain Victorious boss protests innocence “The searches passed well. Everything was said in our press release and we’re here more confident than ever," he said.

«It’s really difficult to say what to expect. We’d like to know why they are doing this. »We’re sleeping like babies and working like horses.