Austrian Federal Police officers stand at the finish area of a men’s cross country skiing 15km classic competition, at the Nordic Ski World Championships, in Seefeld, Austria, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019. Austrian authorities say five elite athletes and four others have been arrested in doping raids in the country and neighboring Germany amid the Nordic skiing world championships. (Matthias Schrader/Associated Press)VIENNA — The blood doping case which started with police raids at the Nordic skiing world championships four days ago spread to cycling on Sunday. In Austria, authorities confirmed local media reports that an Austrian professional cyclist admitted to doping after being arrested on Friday following investigations into an alleged blood doping network. Schmidt, who was arrested in Erfurt, where he has a medical practice, has always denied wrongdoing.

Source: Washington Post March 03, 2019 15:45 UTC