Robinson Lopez at the 2017 Vuelta a Colombia (Photo: ©nuestrociclismo.com (Lina Lopera))
Eight riders have failed anti-doping tests on samples taken from riders during the 2017 Vuelta a Colombia in August, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) confirmed on Tuesday.
In a brief statement, the UCI said that seven of the eight failed a test for blood booster CERA EPO from blood samples taken on August 1-2: Luis Alberto Largo Quintero (Sogamoso-Argos-Cooservicios-IDRS), Jonathan Felipe Paredes Hernandez (Ebsa-Indeportes Boyaca), Edward Fabian Diaz Cardenas (EPM), Fabio Nelson Montenegro Forero (Ebsa-Indeportes Boyaca), Luis Camargo Flechas (Supergiros), Fabian Robinson Lopez Rivera (Loteria de Boyaca) and Oscar Soliz Vilca (Movistar Team América).
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