Movistar rider banned for four years after doping offence
The Spanish rider was suspended by the team in June 2018


Movistar rider Jaime Rosón has been banned from racing for four years for a doping offence.
The team suspended the Spaniard in June after the UCI informed bosses that anti-doping tests had returned suspicious results.
Movistar’s parent company Abarca Sports confirmed on Friday (February 15) that Rosón’s contract had been immediately terminated after the UCI banned the 26-year-old for four years.
The UCI’s anti-doping tribunal found that Rosón had used an unnamed prohibited substance, with the decision being announced on Friday.
>>> Eddy Merckx corruption case dropped by Belgian authorities
A statement from the team said: “The Abarca Sports organisation received today an official communication from the UCI where it was notified of a four-year ban imposed on Jaime Rosón Garcia, due to an adverse analytical finding in his biological passport, dated January 2017.
“Abarca Sports has proceeded to terminate the contract linking Rosón to its team, a contract whose provisional suspension had already been previously put into effect.”
The team underlined the fact that the irregular values in Rosón’s passport were found a year before he joined the Spanish WorldTour team.
Rosón turned pro in 2014 with Team Ecuador before moving to Caja Rural-Seguros RGA the following year.
He joined Movistar at the start of the 2018 season.
Rosón has three pro wins to his name – the general classification at the 2018 Vuelta Aragon, and stages in the Tour of Croatia and the Tour of Turkey.
>>> Marco Pantani – The highs and lows of a roller coaster career
He also finished in the top-10 of the Volta ao Algarve and Tireeno-Adriatico.
Movistar suspended Rosón indefinitely in June after the UCI informed the team of the finding.
The team said his behaviour, health analytics and biological passport values were “irreproachable” during his time with the team, but took the decision to suspend him while the matter was investigated.
On Friday, the UCI announced the its anti-doping tribunal had reached a decision in the case and banned Rosón for four years.
The biological passport is an electronic record the UCI holds for each rider, used to monitor any changes that may indirectly reveal doping.
A statement from the UCI said: “The anti-doping tribunal found the rider guilty of an anti-doping rule violation (use of a prohibited substance) based on abnormalities detected in his biological passport and imposed a four-year period of ineligibility on the rider.”
Thank you for reading 5 articles this month* Join now for unlimited access
Enjoy your first month for just £1 / $1 / €1
*Read 5 free articles per month without a subscription
Join now for unlimited access
Try first month for just £1 / $1 / €1
Alex Ballinger is editor of BikeBiz magazine, the leading publication for the UK cycle industry, and is the former digital news editor for CyclingWeekly.com. After gaining experience in local newsrooms, national newspapers and in digital journalism, Alex found his calling in cycling, first as a reporter, then as news editor responsible for Cycling Weekly's online news output, and now as the editor of BikeBiz. Since pro cycling first captured his heart during the 2010 Tour de France (specifically the Contador-Schleck battle) Alex covered three Tours de France, multiple editions of the Tour of Britain, and the World Championships, while both writing and video presenting for Cycling Weekly. He also specialises in fitness writing, often throwing himself into the deep end to help readers improve their own power numbers. Away from the desk, Alex can be found racing time trials, riding BMX and mountain bikes, or exploring off-road on his gravel bike. He’s also an avid gamer, and can usually be found buried in an eclectic selection of books.
-
-
Lucinda Brand takes overall victory at Tour de Suisse Women with dramatic stage four win
Brand won the overall via a long-range attack on the final stage, whilst previous leader Kristen Faulkner crashed in the closing metres
By Ryan Dabbs • Published
-
Amy Pieters able to communicate non-verbally as she recovers partly at home
SD Worx rider's father tells Dutch TV that he has seen "progress" in his daughter's condition
By Adam Becket • Published
-
Which WorldTour team has the best kit for 2022? We take a look through the wardrobe
Now almost all the kits are out, here are our measured ratings of racing kit ahead of the 2022 season
By Adam Becket • Published
-
Annemiek van Vleuten says 2021 was her best year yet
Dutchwoman says she is still "hungry" to continue racing with Movistar
By Adam Becket • Published
-
Movistar reveal brand new look for 2022 season
Both male and female teams will wear the new-look kit made by La Passione
By Tim Bonville-Ginn • Published
-
Trial begins into French doctor and two others accused of attempting to dope cyclists
Bernand Sainz has been involved in cycling circles for the best part of six decades
By Chris Marshall-Bell • Published
-
Johan Bruyneel: 'Lance Armstrong was the perfect target to be sacrificed' to clean up cycling
The former rider and team boss says in his era the choice was 'either you adapt and you dope yourself, or you disappear'
By Jonny Long • Published
-
Alejandro Valverde confirms he will stay with Movistar for 2022
The Spaniard enters his 18th year with the Spanish-based team, which could be his last
By Ryan Dabbs • Published
-
British Paralympic hopeful cyclist banned for three years for doping offence
Erin McBride, who joined the British Cycling team after switching from athletics this year, tested positive for a banned substance
By Alex Ballinger • Published
-
Two Italian cyclists banned following doping violations
One was an amateur time trial champion
By Jonny Long • Published