LONDON (AP) — British cyclist Damien Sharp has been banned for two years following a positive out-of-competition test for the performance-enhancing substance EPO.
UK Anti-Doping says Sharp tested positive on July 17 at an event organized by the Bermuda Bicycle Association. The United States Anti-Doping Agency was also involved in the operation.
UK Anti-Doping chief executive Andy Parkinson says “through the collaborative work of three national anti-doping organizations … this suspension underlines that the fight against doping in sport is being fought on a global level.”
Sharp waived his right to a hearing and accepted the ban, which ends Aug. 17, 2013.
