The Cycling Anti-Doping Foundation (CADF) responded to reports that Astana's Jakub Fuglsang and Alexey Lutsenko were investigated for possible links to banned doping doctor Michele Ferrari, "for alleged anti-doping rule violations. After "receiving relevant information," the company revealed that it had asked the informant, Sportradar, to conduct additional research into confidential documents.

However, the cycling anti-doping organization added that, after "careful consideration of the available factors, it has not submitted a report to the UCI for the initiation of disciplinary proceedings against the individual or team in question."

The CADF launched an investigation after its report was leaked to the press.

On Sunday, Politiken, Danish state television DR, and Norwegian daily VG reported that they had obtained a 24-page document commissioned by CADF that reported on Fuglsang's relationship with Ferrari.

Politiken published portions and statements from the CADF document alleging that Fuglsang may have been under a doping program designed by Ferrari. It also noted that Luchenko was present at the meeting between Fuglsang and Ferrari.

Fuglsang disputed that he met with Ferrari and argued that there was no incident. He has been training at high altitude on Mount Teide and will make his season debut with Astana at the Vuelta a Andalucía in mid-February.

"According to information from the CADF, Astana ProTeam cyclist Jacob Fuglsang is under Michele Ferrari's doping program and teammate Alexey Lutsenko was present at at least one meeting between the two in Nice/Monaco."

The CADF report states.

Fuglsang joined Astana in 2013 and had one of his most successful seasons last year, winning stages of the Vuelta a Andalusia, Tirreno-Adriatico, Liege-Bastogne-Liege, Criterium du Dauphiné, and Vuelta a España In the Tour de France, he was a contender for the overall victory. In the Tour de France, he was considered a contender for the overall win, but suffered a serious crash on the first stage and eventually finished the race on stage 16.

Ferrari received a lifetime ban from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) for doping Lance Armstrong and other riders on the US Postal Service and Discovery Channel teams during Armstrong's seven-year reign at the Tour de France. ban. As part of that lifetime ban, Ferrari is prohibited from acting as a consultant to athletes. Ferrari has denied any wrongdoing.

"Again, unfortunately, I have to deny the latest media hoax involving me," Ferrari said in a statement on his website 53x12.com, stating that he has not worked with Astana for 10 years and has not participated in a bicycle race in over 20 years.

The CADF said it deeply regrets the leak of the report and announced that an investigation is underway to understand how the files were released and to ensure that this does not happen again.

"As international cooperation is key to effective anti-doping investigations, Sportradar's subsequent report was shared with relevant anti-doping organizations and law enforcement agencies in a strictly confidential and secure manner," the CADF statement said.

CADF concluded by stating that it had no further comment to make on the matter.