Trek-Segafredo suspend Pantano after EPO positive
(Cyclingnews.com)

Trek-Segafredo announced on Monday that they have suspended Colombian Jarlinson Pantano after the 30-year-old was informed of an adverse analytical finding for the blood boosting drug Erythropoietin (EPO) in an out-of-competition doping control carried out on February 26 by the Cycling Anti-Doping Foundation. `It is with deep disappointment that we have just learned that our rider, Jarlinson Pantano, has been notified of an adverse analytical finding in a sample collected during an out of competition control carried out by the Cycling Antidoping Foundation. In accordance with our zero-tolerance policy, he has been suspended immediately,` Trek-Segafredo announced in a statement sent to media. `We hold our riders and staff to the highest ethical standards and will act and communicate accordingly as more details become available.`ADVERTISEMENT Pantano last raced for Trek-Segafredo on March 25 when he dropped out of the opening stage of the Volta a Catalunya. EPO use peaked in the 1990s and early 2000s, with the Lance Armstrong case laying bare the rampant abuse of blood-boosting techniques in the pro peloton. But with the advent of the biological passport, its use is thought to have drastically decreased. Nonetheless, there have been a number of EPO positives in the last several years. Colombian Wilmar Paredes was suspended from Manzana Postobon after a positive was announced last week. Vuelta a San Juan mountains classification winner Daniel Zamora was suspended March for an EPO positive from that race. You can read more at Cyclingnews.com