Milram’s Sentjens tests positive for EPO

The UCI announced Wednesday that Belgian Roy Sentjens (Milram), has been provisionally suspended following a positive test for EPO.

“The decision to provisionally suspend Mr Sentjens was made in response to a report from the WADA-accredited laboratory in Cologne indicating an Adverse Analytical Finding of Recombinant EPO in a urine sample collected from him at an out-of-competition test on 16 August 2010,” said the statement from the Union Cycliste Internationale.

Sentjens will remain provisionally suspended “until a hearing panel convened by the Belgium Cycling Federation (RLVB) determines whether Mr. Sentjens has committed an anti-doping rule violation under Article 21 of the UCI Anti-Doping Rules.”

“Mr Sentjens has the right to request and attend the analyses of his B sample,” the statement noted.

EPO (erythropoietin) can significantly enhance performance by boosting the oxygen-rich red blood cells in the blood.

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