 At the beginning of February, the team decided to suspend Sánchez indefinitely, saying that they will investigate the past relationship between the rider and Eufemiano Fuentes, a doctor under trial for providing athletes with doping substances and performing blood transfusions.After a few weeks, Sánchez was reinstated in the team, and returned to race in the Tour of Belgium, where he won a stage.Sánchez planned to skip the Tour de France and focus on the Vuelta a España.