Cycling: CAS wants a timely Contador verdict

Court of Arbitration for Sport has named a three-man panel to hear Alberto Contador’s doping case.

PARIS: The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has named a three-man panel to hear Alberto Contador’s doping case and expects a verdict before July’s Tour de France.

Contador was cleared by the Spanish Cycling Federation of a positive clenbuterol test during the 2010 Tour. The International Cycling Union and World Anti-Doping Agency have appealed.  CAS has not fixed a date to hear the case but said in a statement, “The written proceedings in this matter are likely to be concluded at the end of May. The CAS envisages holding a hearing in June, which would allow the settlement of the dispute before the end of June.” The Spaniard can ride until CAS hears the case, but he faces a possible two-year ban and being stripped of his 2010 Tour de France victory if the Lausanne-based court finds against him.



Published in The Express Tribune, April 29^th, 2011.