Spanish rider Luis Leon Sanchez has been suspended by his Blanco Pro Cycling team as the Dutch squad investigate his links to Eufemiano Fuentes, the doctor at the centre of the Operacion Puerto trial in Madrid.

SPANISH cyclist Alejandro Valverde has had his appeal against a worldwide two-year doping ban dismissed by Switzerland’s Federal Supreme Court.

Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde has had his appeal against a worldwide two-year doping ban dismissed by Switzerland’s Federal Supreme Court.