GENEVA, Dec 1, 2010 (AFP) - Spain's 2003 world road race champion Igor Astarloa has been banned from cycling for two years and fined 35,000 euros for doping, the International Cycling Union said Wednesday. The UCI said it had asked the Spanish Cycling Federation to investigate Astarloa "for a breach of the Anti-Doping Rules on the basis of his biological passport." Following … [Read more...]
The UCI Catch Five Doping Cheats With The Biological Passports
June 17, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The UCI announced on today (Wednesday) that five professional cyclists would face doping charges based solely on the irregularities found in blood samples from their biological passports. Igor Astarloa of Spain, the former world road race champion, is among the three Spaniards and two Italians who are facing the doping charges, according to the International Cycling Union (UCI). The … [Read more...]