CYCLING NEWS - Eight cyclists returned positive doping tests during August's Tour of Colombia. Seven used a variant of the blood booster EPO known as CERA, the International Cycling Union said on Wednesday.
A UCI press release revealed the doping controls had been carried out on the basis of intelligence that had been uncovered.
CERA is effective for up to a month and does not show up in urine tests, but it can be detected by blood tests for five to six days after injection.
Luis Alberto Largo, Jonathan Paredes, Edward Diaz, Fabio Montenegro, Luis Camargo, Fabian Lopez and Oscar Soliz all tested positive for CERA August 1st or 2nd while Juan Carlos Cadena returned a positive testosterone sample August 11.
