Tested positive for tramadol, Nairo Quintana appealed to the CAS
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Since last Friday, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), based in Lausanne, has officially taken cognizance of the appeal lodged by Nairo Quintana after his disqualification from the Tour de France by the UCI due to two positive tramadol controls.
The news was announced by the Colombian and Italian lawyers hired by the rider of the Arkéa-Samsic team, who had ten days to submit the defense file to the CAS.
A 15-page document sent to the CAS
According to the Colombian’s team of lawyers, a fifteen-page document was sent to the authorities in Switzerland. The defense relies mainly on the scientific aspect since Quintana denies having taken tramadol during his career, and on a legal level since he is not banned from competitions because he violated the medical regulations of the UCI. and not that of the World Anti-Doping Agency.
While the Boyaca climber is still in Europe and trains near Monaco after having renounced to take the start of the Vueltathe resolution of the case has not yet been put on the agenda before the second half of November.
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