Lloyd Mondory receives four-year ban for positive EPO test

Lloyd Mondory in the 2014 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (Watson)

(Image credit: Watson)

published 30 October 15

Former Ag2r La Mondiale rider Lloyd Mondory's cycling career has effectively been ended after he was handed a four-year ban by the UCI after testing positive for EPO.

The Frenchman was informed of his positive test in March, with the sample coming from a test on February 17 - two days after Mondory finished seventh in the Clasica de Almeria.

>>> Romain Bardet apologises to cycling fans after Mondory EPO positive

"The Anti-Doping Tribunal found Mr Lloyd Mondory guilty of an anti-doping rule violation (presence of EPO) and imposed a 4-year period of ineligibility on the rider," the UCI wrote in a statement.

The 32-year-old rode for Ag2r for his whole professional career, joining in 2004. When his ban ends in 2019, Mondory will be his late 30s, which will make it hard for him to find a route to returning to the peloton.

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Earlier this week, Mauro Santambrogio retired upon hearing the news that he was to be banned for three years for taking testosterone, stating that he would be too old to continue riding when the ban expires.

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Stuart Clarke

Stuart Clarke is a News Associates trained journalist who has worked for the likes of the British Olympic Associate, British Rowing and the England and Wales Cricket Board, and of course Cycling Weekly. His work at Cycling Weekly has focused upon professional racing, following the World Tour races and its characters.

Lloyd Mondory receives four-year ban for positive EPO test

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