Galimzyanov tests positive for EPO

Denis Galimzyanov, Three Days of De Panne 2011, stage two

Russian sprinter Denis Galimzyanov (Katusha) has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for the banned performance-enhancing substance EPO (Erythropoietin).

He registered an Adverse Analytical Finding in an out-of-competition urine test on March 22.

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