Another Astana rider fails doping test

Continental Team Astana rider Victor Okishev fails test for anabolic androgenic steroids in May

Astana at the team presentation of the 2014 Giro d'Italia

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The integrity of the Astana team has been brought into question again after the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) announced on Wednesday that Continental Team Astana rider Victor Okishev failed a test for anabolic androgenic steroids in May.

According to the UCI, Okishev failed the test from a sample taken during the Asian Cycling Championships on May 29. The 20 year old from Kazakhstan has been provisionally suspended from competition as a result of the positive, and has the right to request that his B sample be tested.

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Nigel Wynn
Nigel Wynn
Former Associate Editor

Nigel Wynn worked as associate editor on CyclingWeekly.com, he worked almost single-handedly on the Cycling Weekly website in its early days. His passion for cycling, his writing and his creativity, as well as his hard work and dedication, were the original driving force behind the website’s success. Without him, CyclingWeekly.com would certainly not exist on the size and scale that it enjoys today. Nigel sadly passed away, following a brave battle with a cancer-related illness, in 2018. He was a highly valued colleague, and more importantly, an exceptional person to work with - his presence is sorely missed.