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UCI Provisionally Suspends Oier Lazkano Over Biological Passport Irregularities

An expert panel from the Athlete Passport Management Unit will review anomalies logged from 2022 to 2024.

Overview

  • The UCI imposed the suspension under its Anti‑Doping Regulations, which bars the Spanish rider from competing with immediate effect.
  • The case proceeds to adjudication by the UGPA expert panel, with no final decision or sanction announced at this stage.
  • According to the UCI, the Athlete Biological Passport is an individual electronic record managed by the independent International Testing Agency in collaboration with the Lausanne‑based UGPA and a WADA‑accredited Lausanne laboratory.
  • Lazkano, now with Red Bull–BORA after leaving Movistar, has not raced since withdrawing from Paris–Roubaix in April.
  • Team management previously cited spring health issues for his absence, a context reported separately from the passport findings.