UCI bars three Russians from Rio due to prior doping offenses

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PARIS (AFP) — Russia’s Olympic committee (ROC) has removed three cyclists from the team heading to the Rio Games while three more, who were potentially implicated in the McLaren report, are under investigation, the UCI announced on Thursday.

The trio withdrawn by the ROC had previously been sanctioned for anti-doping violations, which meant they failed to meet the eligibility criteria put in place for Russian athletes by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

“The UCI is in the process of identifying relevant rider samples and is in close dialogue with …

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