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Colombian Nairo Quintana has been retrospectively disqualified from this year's Tour de France after testing positive for tramadol, the International Cycling Union (UCI) announced on Wednesday.
Nairo Quintana (Arkea-Samsic) has been wiped from the 2022 Tour de France results after breaching an in-competition ban on painkiller tramadol. The UCI said it was not a breach of anti-doping rules and the Colombian would be free to continue competing. Quintana has 10 days to appeal the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
Jumbo-Visma rider Tom Dumoulin has retired from cycling with immediate effect. Dumoulin took an indefinite break to consider his future in January 2021, returning five months later before earning a brilliant silver in the individual time trial at the Tokyo Olympics behind winner Primoz Roglic. Ad But after his Grand Tour return ended in disappointment at this year's Giro d'Italia, he decided to call time on his career in June.
The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) have unveiled the new calendar for the 2023 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup and Enduro World Series.
Italian rider Michele Gazzoli has been given a one-year suspension for a non-intentional anti-doping violation, cycling's governing body UCI said on Thursday.
Marianne Vos was sensationally disqualified from the Vargarda WestSweden Road Race after finishing in first place, with victory awarded to Audrey Cordon-Ragot. The experienced Jumbo-Visma rider was deemed to have used the ‘puppy paws’ aerodynamic position — outlawed by the International Cycling Union (UCI) earlier this year — as she attacked for victory with 13 kilometres remaining of the one-day event.
England's Evie Richards put a tough season behind her by producing a commanding ride to win gold in the Commonwealth Games cross country mountain biking. Richards became Britain's first female elite world champion in Italy last year, but has endured a disrupted year, struggling with a back issue before contracting Covid last month. Ad/> But she was in a class of her own on the Cannock Chase Forest course, finishing nearly a minute ahead of silver medallist Zoe Cuthbert (Australia).
New Zealand's Ellesse Andrews was denied her team pursuit silver medal at the Commonwealth Games after she failed to attend the medal ceremony. Andrews, who was part of the quartet that finished second to Australia, was fined 200 Swiss francs instead of taking home a medal. Ad/> Commonwealth Games and UCI rules require athletes to attend the medal ceremony and will have their medal stripped from them should they fail to comply.