BARLOWORLD have been swift to distance themselves from the positive EPO test returned by their Spanish rider, Moises Duenas Nevado.

Kurt Asle Arvesen emerged from a group of a dozen escapees to win the 11th stage of the Tour de France from Lannemezan to Foix.

Spanish cyclist Moises Duenas Nevado has tested positive for a banned drug during the Tour de France, a top French anti-doping official said today.