Kleber Ramos Da Silva was disqualified after testing positive for EPO
A Brazilian cyclist who tested positive for EPO CERA in the week before the Rio Olympics road race has accepted his suspension on a voluntary basis.
Kleber Da Silva Ramos tested positive for the banned substance on July 31 but took part in the road race, though he failed to finish.
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French cyclist given 10-month suspended prison sentence for dopingMarion Sicot said doping formed "an integral part" of cycling
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French cyclist faces suspended prison sentence and €5,000 fine in doping trial
Marion Sicot, who admitted to taking EPO in 2019, is currently on trial in France
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UCI confirm investigation launched into 'unapproved' frameset used by Saint PiranBritish team glued fake UCI compliance labels to open mould frames purchased from far east
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Have information about motor doping in cycling? The UCI will now pay youThe UCI hopes that informants and whistleblowers will increase their knowledge of "new and innovative – and hard to detect – technology in bikes."
