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.