Swiss court rejects Valverde doping appeal

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

The 30-year-old has been trying to overturn the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) last May to ban him until January 2012.

The CAS ruling came after a successful appeal by the International Cycling Union (UCI) and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to have the 2009 Tour of Spain winner’s ban in Italy extended worldwide.