Alberto Contador has received a backdated two-year ban from the Court of Arbitration for Sport for failing a drugs test at the 2010 Tour de France, the Spanish Cycling Federation have announced.
A decision on the long-running case, which centred on the Spaniard's positive test for clenbuterol, was finally announced on Monday.
The suspension means Contador loses his 2010 Tour title as well as all of his results from 2011, including his victory in the Giro d'Italia.
As the ban is back-dated, the time since the positive test counts as time served and Contador will be able to return to racing on August 6 2012. He will not be able to participate in this year's Tour de France
A decision on the long-running case, which centred on the Spaniard's positive test for clenbuterol, was finally announced on Monday.
The suspension means Contador loses his 2010 Tour title as well as all of his results from 2011, including his victory in the Giro d'Italia.
As the ban is back-dated, the time since the positive test counts as time served and Contador will be able to return to racing on August 6 2012. He will not be able to participate in this year's Tour de France