Thursday, April 23, 2015

1:32 Astana retains its license – Sport.fr

Cycling – News
                          Friday, April 24, 2015 – 1:32
                         
                         

The Astana team won the Tour de France, Italy’s Vincenzo Nibali kept the license giving access to him despite the big races doping cases that have affected the year passed.

 
                         
                       1:32 Astana retains its license

 
 
 In late February, the International Cycling Union (UCI) had requested the withdrawal of the license granted to Astana but it was not followed by the independent commission that made the decision Thursday after a hearing with representatives of the various parties. The team of Nibali and keeps the key that gives it automatic access to major events on the calendar, including the next Giro (May 9 to 31) and then the Tour de France (4 to 26 July).

The team is committed to meet specific measures recommended by the Sports Science Institute of the University of Lausanne (ISSUL), said the UCI adding that the license “remains subject to the strict control of the condition” .

In 2014, the band led by Olympic champion 2012, the Kazakh Alexandre Vinokourov , has faced two cases of EPO doping affecting Valentin brothers and Maxim Iglinsky , as well as a positive control for a trainee, Ilya Davidenok , also nationality Kazakh. Two other riders of his reserve team (Astana continental 3rd Division), which was then suspended by the Kazakh Federation, also tested positive

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