Jani Brajkovic banned for 10 months over contaminated supplement

The Slovenian was handed a reduced ban after the UCI accepted his explanation of ingesting the banned substance through a contaminated supplement

Janez Brajkovic (Sunada)

(Image credit: Yuzuru SUNADA)

Slovenian cyclist Jani Brajkovic faces a 10-month ban after using a contaminated supplement with Methylhexaneamine last season.

The UCI governing body and Brajkovic announced the finding and suspension on Monday. The tests stems from the 2018 Tour of Croatia stage two on April 18 when he raced with Continental team Adria Mobil. The suspension runs through June 1, 2019.

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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.