Euskaraz irakurri: TADak ez du onartu Nairo Quintanaren helegitea
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAD) has dismissed the appeal of Colombian cyclist Nairo Quintana against the sanction imposed by the International Cycling Union (UCI)that disqualified him from the last Tour de France for violating their medical regulations.
The UCI made this decision after analyzes of two blood samples provided by the cyclist on July 8 and 13 during the 2022 Tour de France revealed the presence of tramadol and its two main metabolites.
After the hearing of the case held on October 12, the TAD panel resolved that the UCI’s ban on tramadol in competition is due to medical reasons and not to doping reasons and, therefore, is within the powers and jurisdiction of the body.
The panel also concluded that the scientific evidence confirms that Nairo Quintana’s samples contained both tramadol and its two metabolites and on this basis determined that the contested decision should be upheldfor which the cyclist’s appeal was dismissed.
The UCI announced on August 17 the disqualification of Quintana from the last Tour, in which he finished sixth, for violating its medical regulations and imposed a fine of 5,000 Swiss francs, after which the runner decided to resort to the TAD and resigned to participate in the Vuelta a Españaalthough the regulations allowed him to compete in it.
Source: Eitb
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