Colombian cyclist Fabián Puerta tests positive for steroid Boldenona

The keirin world champion has been provisionally suspended

Fabian Puerta at the 2016 Olympics (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)

Colombian Fabián Puerta, keirin world champion and Fernando Gaviria's brother-in-law, has tested positive for steroid Boldenona.

The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) listed Puerta as being provisionally suspended on Monday, in an update on its website.

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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.