Well, yet another professional cyclist, probably the best cyclist in the world at this time, has been suspended from the sport as a result of doping. Unfortunately, cycling lends itself to the use of performance enhancing drugs due to the grueling nature of the sport, although obviously this is no excuse for using drugs or other illegal methods to increase performance. TGO
Refer to brief story below. Source: The Atlantic Wire
Cyclist Alberto Contador has been banned from competition for two years and stripped of his 2010 Tour de France victory after being found guilty of using a banned substance during the 2010 race. Contador was originally suspended in 2010 after testing positive for the banned substance clenbuterol, but has been allowed to race during the long appeals process. The Spanish Cycling Federation accepted his appeal and reversed his ban in early 2011, but the World Anti-Doping Agency and International Cycling Union appealed that decision to Court of Arbitration for Sport, who handed down their ruling today. All his results since 2010 will be taken off the books.
