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Tour de France: Quintana disqualified from the 2022 edition for medical offense

2022-08-17T13:35:53.160Z


6th in the last Grande Boucle, the Colombian had used tramadol, a substance banned by the UCI since 2019.


The Colombian Nairo Quintana (Arkea-Samsic) was "

disqualified from the Tour de France 2022

", in which he had ranked sixth, for a medical offense, the International Cycling Union (UCI) announced on Wednesday.

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"

The Colombian rider Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas has been sanctioned for a violation of the ban on the use of tramadol in competition

", explains the UCI in a press release, specifying however that it is not a question of "

violations of the rules anti-

doping

” and that the rider can appeal.

Source: lefigaro

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