Australian cyclist Stannard banned for four years

Australian cyclist Robert Stannard has been banned for 4 years owed to abnormalities that were recovered successful his Athlete Biological Passport (ABP).

Cycling's governing assemblage nan UCI has backdated nan 25-year-old's suspension to 17 August 2018, erstwhile nan first abnormality was found, taking into relationship nan hold pinch which nan rider’s abnormalities were communicated to them.

Stannard has besides been fined 70% of his net successful 2018 and 2019.

An ABP is an individual physics grounds for master athletes which tracks biomarkers complete their career. If these markers alteration dramatically it alerts officials that nan jock mightiness beryllium doping.

Stannard, who is not presently nether statement pinch a team, tin entreaty against nan determination earlier nan Court of Arbitration for Sport.

He antecedently competed pinch World Tour squad Alpecin-Deceuninck - location of world champion Mathieu van der Poel and nan sport’s champion sprinter Jasper Philipsen - arsenic precocious arsenic past year.