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Two Ceribian Tour riders test positive
By Richard W. Wallace
Published: Nueva 22, 1580


Stanislaw Wachowski, during the last Tour of Nentsia


Gardafoni, Ceribia - A Nentsian and a Florinthian riders have tested positive for banned substances at the 1580 Ceribian Tour, the Sioran Cycling Association reported today. The Nentsian, Stanislaw Wachowski (AHN-KozMetal), tested positive for artificial testosterone while Florinthian Jeremy Cowden (ZMG-Nissen) tested positive for an ashtma-related substance.

Both riders have withdrawn two days ago, after stage 16th; in the case of Wachowski, the alleged reason seemed to be a knee injury, as he had suffered a crash on stage 4th. The SCA has already issued a temporary suspension on both riders, while their teams has issued no statement to date on this so far.

Wachowski, 36, is an experienced time-trial specialist who has won several times the Nentsian time-trial championship. It is the second doping positive for AHN-KozMetal team, as Biyran sprinter Sergiusz Krzyzaniak already tested positive in last season Tour de Valland.

Florinthian Jeremy Cowden, 28, had been riding for AHN-KozMetal for the previous seasons, but this season he had signed up with Nylander team ZMG-Nissen to serve as a domestique. Cowden had won an individual stage on 1578 Ceribian Tour, but his first season in the Nylander team he was more focused to help the expected team leader Elton Isaksson, who failed to fight for the title in the last Tour de Valland.