WADA and UCI drops appeal against Kreuziger


The International Cycling Union (UCI) and World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has decided to drop their appeal against cyclist Roman Kreuziger.

 

Kreuziger was provisionally suspended in August in 2014 after the biological passport of the Czech rider showed serious anomalies, according to Cyclingnews. In a press release from the UCI the two organizations base their decision on newly obtained information. In their press release they write: Based on the availability of newly obtained information, the World Anti-doping Agency (WADA) and the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) have come to the conclusion that, in accordance with the applicable UCI anti-doping rules and WADA Athlete Biological Passport operating guidelines, there is at this stage no basis to proceed further. They have therefore decided to withdraw their appeals. The ABP is managed by the independent Athlete Passport Management Unit (APMU) in Lausanne and ABP cases are prosecuted based on the opinion of an independent Expert Panel. Consistent with the approach taken during this entire case and in light of the confidential nature of the information concerned, the UCI and WADA are not in a position to comment further.

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