Astana withdraws from Tour of Beijing after Maxim Iglinskiy positive

Under Movement for Credible Cycling rules, Astana have withdrawn from competition after positive tests for Valentin and Maxim Iglinskiy

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

(Image credit: Graham Watson)

Astana has withdrawn from the 2014 Tour of Beijing after the Kazakh team's Maxim Iglinskiy failed an anti-doping test taken in August for banned blood booster EPO.

Iglinskiy has elected not to request that his B sample be analysed - effectively admitting his guilt - so the team has voluntarily withdrawn itself from the final WorldTour event of the season.

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