Maxim Iglinskiy provisionally suspended for EPO test failure

Second EPO positive for Astana as Maxim Iglinskiy joins brother Valentin in failing a test for blood booster

Maxim Iglinskiy was one of five Astana riders to fail drugs tests in late 2014 (Watson)

(Image credit: Graham Watson)

Maxim Iglinskiy, after helping Astana team-mate Vincenzo Nibali win the Tour de France, tested positive for banned blood booster EPO. The Kazakh failed a test a day before the Clásica San Sebastián, on August 1, 10 days before his younger brother Valentin failed an anti-doping test for the same substance.

Cycling's governing body, the UCI, did not announce the result, but following its new policy, updated its Provisionally Suspended list last night with Iglinskiy's name. His 30-year-old brother Valentin refused a counter-analysis and admitted to the team he doped after the UCI listed his name on September 10.

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Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.