Toon Aerts set to receive two-year ban for positive anti-doping test Tearful Belgian cyclo-cross star hopes hair analysis will prove adverse result was due to contamination cycling
Belgian cyclo-cross star Toon Aerts has revealed that he is set to receive a two-year suspension from the UCI after testing positive earlier this year for the specified substance, letrozole.
The sample that led to the positive result was taken from Aerts a week and a half before the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Fayeteville, Arkansas, won by Great Britain’s Tom Pidcock, with Aerts finishing sixth. “This is a very severe punishment,” he continued. “Much too severe for someone who stands up straight and can state in good conscience that he is not guilty of doping.
As things stand, his 10-month voluntary suspension from racing, during which time he has been placed on the inactive roster by his Baloise-Trek team, means that a two-year ban would expire on 15 February 2024, ruling him out of next winter’s cyclo-cross season. The rider is due to appear before the UCI’s anti-doping tribunal next month to put forward his defence and oppose the proposed suspension.
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