Dopeology

Incidents

Georges positive 10/05/2013  Positive test ID 1014

Georges returned a positive test before or after Stage 7 of the 2013 Giro d'Italia and was removed from the race according to the rules of the MPCC, of which his team was a member. The team also endured a self-imposed 8-day suspension from competition.

Teams and people

• AG2R La Mondiale
  • GeorgesSylvain Rider

Products

• Heptaminol

Sources

• Eerste dopinggeval in Giro, De Standaard, 15/05/2013
• AG2R: Georges épinglé par l'UCI, Ouest France, 15/05/2013
• Sylvain Georges positive for Heptaminol, Cyclingnews.com, 15/05/2013
• Georges (Ag2r), positivo en el Giro por un estimulante, Biciclismo, 15/05/2013
• Contrôle anormal pour Georges, L'Equipe, 15/05/2013
• Sylvain Georges returns positive A sample for Heptaminol, out of Giro d’Italia, VeloNation, 15/05/2013
• Adverse Analytical Finding for Sylvain Georges, Union Cycliste Internationale, 15/05/2013
• Le Français Sylvain Georges (AG2R) contrôlé positif à un stimulant, 20 Minutes, 15/05/2013
• Georges takes blame for positive doping control, Cyclingnews.com, 16/05/2013
• Sylvain Georges : « Je n’ai pas triché », Ouest France, 16/05/2013
• Sylvain Georges adverse analytical finding confirmed, Union Cycliste Internationale, 21/05/2013
• Georges' B Sample also positive, UCI confirms, Cyclingnews.com, 21/05/2013
• Ag2r confirm they won’t ride Dauphiné, Cyclingnews.com, 22/05/2013
• UCI wants Georges' ban extended to two years, Cyclingnews.com, 01/10/2013