Astana podría ser suspendido de 15 a 45 días sin competir si se confirma el dopaje de Miguel Ángel López. Sería el segundo caso de dopaje en Astana en un periodo menor a 12 meses, ya que Michele Gazzoli dio positivo durante la Volta ao Algarve 2022.
Astana could be sanctioned by the UCI if Miguel Angel Lopez's guilt is confirmed
CyclingWednesday, 26 July 2023 at 11:00
The Astana Qazaqstan Team is in a delicate situation after Colombian cyclist Miguel Ángel López was provisionally suspended by the International Cycling Union (UCI) due to the alleged "use and possession of a prohibited substance" prior to the 2022 Giro d'Italia, a competition in which he ultimately did not participate.
This news has generated concern in the Kazakh team, as it could face a 15 to 45-day competition suspension if Lopez's doping case is confirmed. As Raúl Banqueri, a journalist specialized in cycling, points out, the UCI's regulations contemplate the possibility of suspending a team from competing for a determined period of time in the event of a second case of doping within a period of less than 12 months. In this sense, the case of Miguel Angel Lopez would be the second incident of doping in Astana within a period of less than a year.
The team already had a doping case in its ranks before, when Italian cyclist Michele Gazzoli tested positive during the Volta ao Algarve in 2022. This precedent puts Astana in a complicated situation, as UCI rules provide for more severe sanctions in case of repeated doping cases within the same squad.
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