2008 Olympic cycling champion Samuel Sanchez fails drugs test

Sanchez has been withdrawn from the Vuelta a Espana and suspended by BMC Racing.

Thu, 17 Aug, 2017 - 14:52

Former Olympic road race champion Samuel Sanchez has tested positive for a growth hormone-releasing peptide, the UCI has announced.

The 39-year-old Sanchez, who won his gold medal in Beijing in 2008, rides for BMC Racing and has been provisionally suspended after the failed drug test, cycling's world governing body added.

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