The cyclist Jarlinson Swampwho was suspended four years ago for doping, will return to competition this season defending the colors of the EPM teamreported this sports training on Tuesday.
“We announce our new reinforcement for this season of 2023. Jarlinson Pantano, welcome“, the team wrote on their social networks.
The International Cycling Union (UCI) suspended Pantano, who spent eight seasons with European teams, because he tested positive for EPO on February 26, 2019.
In June 2019, Pantano announced his retirement from cycling after being suspended by his teamthe Trek-Segafredo, although he maintains his innocence and does not know how the substance got into his body.
Pantano, 34, who won a stage of the Tour de France in 2016, said at the time that he would not defend himself against the UCI “because it costs a lot” and he didn’t want to spend his family’s property on the case.
Source: La Verdad
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