The UCI has suspended Australian-born Irish bicycle owner Jesse Ewart for 3 years, citing an anti-doping rule violation after an in competitors doping management check got here again constructive for Erythropoietin (EPO), with the ineligibility interval for the athlete operating by to May 15, 2027.
Sport Integrity Australia mentioned in a launch that the 30-year-old rider from the Malaysian-based Terengganu Cycling group returned an Adverse Analytical Finding (AAF) after a doping management check on January 26.
The check occurred after Ewart crossed the road first on stage 1 of the two.2 ranked Tour of Sharjah, although his first UCI win since 2019 was struck out together with all the outcomes from that date up till his provisional suspension on May 16.
Those outcomes included a second place within the mountains classification on the 2.1 ranked Tour de Taiwan, second on the 1.2 Bueng Si Fai International race, and one other stage win on day 4 of the two.1 Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn’s Cup Tour of Thailand.
Ewart additionally obtained a high quality of seven,000 CHF.
EPO, which will increase crimson blood cell manufacturing and will increase oxygen to the muscle groups, is a non-specified substance prohibited by the World Anti-Doping Agency.
Ewart has been racing on Continental groups since 2016, with 2018 and 2019 GC wins on the Tour de Singkarak, second on the Malaysian International Classic Race in 2020 and third general on the Tour du Rwanda in 2022 amongst his greatest profession outcomes.
