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Überraschung!!!!!!



Former time trial world champion Michael Rogers (Saxo-Tinkoff) tested positive for clenbuterol in a urine test at the Japan Cup in October. Cycling’s world governing body, the UCI, announced on Wednesday that the Australian was provisionally suspended.

Rogers won the Japan Cup ahead of Jack Bauer (Garmin-Sharp) and Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Merida).

According to Saxo management, Rogers has denied intentional ingestion and has expressed concern over tainted food.

“The decision to provisionally suspend this rider was made in response to a report from the WADA-accredited laboratory in Tokyo indicating an adverse analytical finding of clenbuterol in a urine sample collected from him in a test during the Japan Cup Cycle Road Race on 20 October 2013,” the UCI said in a statement. “The provisional suspension of Mr. Michael Rogers remains in force until a hearing panel convened by his national federation determines whether he has committed an anti-doping rule violation under Article 21 of the UCI Anti-Doping Rules.”