Samuel Sanchez (BMC) has said that the news of his `adverse analytical finding` for the growth hormone releasing peptide GHRP-2 came as a total surprise. The UCI announced the finding on Thursday, which came from an out-of-competition test performed on August 9. BMC later confirmed that the Spanish rider and 2008 Olympic Road Race champion has been provisionally suspended. Sanchez made brief comments to the Spanish news agency EFE, although his lawyers have told him not to speak until the results of the B sample have come through. `The lawyers have said to me not to make declarations because they have to wait for the result of the B sample. It is about an adverse result, not a positive, but in any case, for me, it has been a total surprise, and I couldn`t believe it,` Sanchez told EFE.ADVERTISEMENT Sanchez had just arrived in Nimes for the start of the Vuelta a Espana, when he was informed of the test results by the UCI. The Vuelta was potentially one of the last races of his career, with the Spaniard set to decide on his retirement after the Grand Tour finished on September 10. `I`m bad, very surprised. I was aware of the news in Nimes, and I am now at home to await events. I got there this morning, and they told me by telephone and email, and I could not believe it,` Sanchez said, going on to question why he would take a banned substance in the first place. `I am 39, I have been a professional for 19 years, and I am at the point of retiring, why would I get into this?` Sanchez insisted that has a `calm conscience,` and that the whole thing is `all a scare.` Business as usual at the Vuelta a Espana
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