IT’S EVEN WORSE than originally feared.
Darren Matthews may have a further stain on an already tainted career, with reports now surfacing that the banned cyclist offered money to a doping officer prior to his first positive drug test.
The news comes just over a year after the 26-year-old distance rider was officially served a four-year ban for failing two separate tests towards the end of 2015.
Investigations by WEEKENDSPORT uncovered the written report from a chaperone at the Tour Of Guyana detailing at least two peculiar requests from Matthews that went against doping protocols in the sample collection process. (JM)
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