Jonathan Tiernan-Locke banned for two years, loses 2012 Tour of Britain title

Team Sky terminates Jonathan Tiernan-Locke's contract after anti-doping suspension confirmed

Jonathan Tiernan-Locke, Trofeo Campos, Majorca, February 2013

Jonathan Tiernan-Locke has been banned from competition for two years and stripped of his 2012 Tour of Britain title on the grounds that he violated anti-doping rules.

The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) confirmed the ban on Thursday in a statement: "The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) confirms receipt of the United Kingdom National Anti-Doping Panel’s decision on the Jonathan Tiernan-Locke case. A two-year ban was imposed on the rider as a result of his anti-doping rule violation based on his Athlete Biological Passport. He is declared ineligible until December 31, 2015 and disqualified from the 2012 Tour of Britain and the 2012 UCI Road World Championships, competitions during which abnormalities were clearly identified."

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