Austrian cyclist snared for CERA use

Austrian Bernhard Kohl, who finished third in this year’s Tour de France, has become the latest cyclist to test positive for CERA.

The 26-year-old’s sample was found to contain the new generation of the banned blood booster EPO both before and during the Tour after re-tests at a laboratory in Chatenay-Malabry, France’s national anti-doping agency (AFLD) confirmed tonight.