FILE: FOOTBALL / SOCCER - The Court of Arbitration for Sport imposes a two-year ban on Alejandro Valverde, the winner of the Tour de Spain
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FILE: FOOTBALL / SOCCER - The Court of Arbitration for Sport imposes a two-year ban on Alejandro Valverde, the winner of the Tour de Spain
- Title: FILE: FOOTBALL / SOCCER - The Court of Arbitration for Sport imposes a two-year ban on Alejandro Valverde, the winner of the Tour de Spain
- Date: 1st June 2010
- Summary: MADRID, SPAIN (SEPTEMBER 20, 2009) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (REUTERS) TOUR OF SPAIN WINNER ALEJANDRO VALVERDE RECEIVES YELLOW JERSEY VALVERDE WAVES VALVERDE LEAVES PODIUM SPECTATORS (SOUNDBITE(Spanish) TOUR OF SPAIN WINNER ALEJANDRO VALVERDE SAYING: "I really feel like going home now but then soon I'm going to leave again for the world championships, but we'll definitely have time to celebrate and to celebrate pretty well." VALVERDE IS MOBBED BY FANS, VARIOUS
- Embargoed: 16th June 2010 13:00
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- Topics: Sports
- Reuters ID: LVA6N1XTRE4AO7Z96WL05ZEKZF30
- Story Text: Tour of Spain champion Alejandro Valverde was banned for two years on Monday (May 30) for an anti-doping violation by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
CAS made the decision following an appeal by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the International Cycling Union (UCI). The ban was back-dated to start on Jan. 1.
Valverde, who will miss the next two Tour de France races, was already serving a two-year ban from racing in Italy.
That suspension meant he also missed last year's Tour de France which passed through Italy. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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