Yesterday it was announced that Belgian Rutger Beke’s positive result for EPO at the 2004 Ironman World Championships was revised to a false positive, and Beke has been reinstated as the fifth place finisher. Beke’s suspension was also removed, and he is eligible to compete. For more on the issue see Cyclingnews.com: http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2005/aug05/aug10news
The World Triathlon Corporation, the owner of Ironman, released this statement today:
Based on the official announcement
