Valverde cycling ban extended- 1 Jun 2010 00:00:00
Tour of Spain champion Alejandro Valverde has been banned from cycling for two years for an anti-doping violation by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
CAS made the decision following an appeal by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the International Cycling Union (UCI).
The ban has been back-dated to start on 1st January and Valverde, who will miss the next two Tour de France races, was already serving a two-year ban from racing in Italy after his DNA matched blood containing Erythropoietin (EPO) found at a Madrid clinic in 2006.
That suspension meant he also missed last year's Tour de France which passed through Italy.
He will be disqualified from all events this season and asked to reimburse his prize money.
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