The International Cycling Union, however, specifies that it is not “violations of anti -doping rules”. The runner has ten days to call.
Le Monde with AFP
Colombian Nairo Quintana (Arkéa-Samsic) was “disqualified from the Tour de France 2022”, of which he had ranked sixth, for medical offense, announced, Wednesday, August 17, the Union Cycliste International (UCI) . The runner “was sanctioned for an offense on the ban on the use of tramadol in competition”, explains the UCI in a press release .
The organization specifies, however, that this is not “violations of the anti -doping rules” and that the prohibition of use of tramadol responds to a desire “to preserve the health and safety of runners taking into account the side effects of this substance “. This prohibition dates from the 1 er
é> March 2019.
The UCI specifies that the two samples of dried blood provided by the runner were analyzed on the 8 (7 e step) and July 13 (11 e step) During the big loop.
Quintana can still take part in competitions
“As this is a first offense”, Nairo Quintana, 32, “is not declared ineligible and can therefore take part in competitions”, underlines the UCI, who specifies that the runner can Call before the Sports Arbitral Tribunal (TAS) within ten days.
The Arkéa-Samsic team, which had announced Tuesday the extension of the Colombian up to 2025, counts on its leader to lead the team during the Tour of Spain which rushes on Friday.
This disqualification allows Romain Bardet (DSM) to go sixth in the general classification of the Tour de France 2022 and Valentin Madouas (Groupama-FDJ) to integrate the top 10.
At the start of the last stage of the Tour, Nairo Quintana said he was not in his best form. “In recent days, I was not very well, a little trouble breathing, but the work of the team in general was very good,” he said.