LottoNL-Jumbo are set to dismiss Juan José Lobato in the next 24 hours after the Spaniard was found to have taken sleeping medication outside of the team's supervision at a training camp. The Spaniard was found asleep by the team management and failed to initially wake. He was later taken to hospital along with Antwan Tolhoek and Pascal Eenkhoorn, who also took Noctamid and Stilnox. Both Eenkhoorn and Lobato spent the night at hospital. All three riders were sent home from the training camp in Girona, Spain.
The fate of Eenkhoorn and Tolhoek has not yet been confirmed but a team spokesperson confirmed that the pair would appear at the team management's offices on Monday for disciplinary talk. They may also be fired but Lobato's fate appears to be sealed.
"We're trying to find a solution with him and his management so it's not 100 per cent. It depends on the conditions that we discuss. The intention is that he leaves the team. There’s very little chance that he stays," a team spokesperson told Cyclingnews.
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"Eenkhoorn and Tolhoek are invited to our offices tomorrow, where we will decide their future. They have to explain some things and they might stay, they might not. We’ll communicate the situation tomorrow."
The team claimed that alcohol was not involved – contrary to reports in some media outlets – but the fact that three riders took medication without the team’s supervision has understandably lead to serious questions.
Lobato, 28, competed in Lotto colours for the first time in 2017 having moved across from Movistar. He had one more year left on his current contract. According to the Dutch media it was Lobato who distributed both substances.
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