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Australian cyclist Robert Stannard has been banned for four years due to abnormalities that were found in his Athlete Biological Passport (ABP).<\/b><\/p>\n
Cycling’s governing body the UCI has backdated the 25-year-old’s suspension to 17 August 2018, when the first abnormality was found, taking into account the delay with which the rider\u2019s abnormalities were communicated to them.<\/p>\n
Stannard has also been fined 70% of his salary in 2018 and 2019.<\/p>\n
An ABP is an individual electronic record for professional athletes which tracks biomarkers over their career. If these markers change dramatically it alerts officials that the athlete might be doping.<\/p>\n
Stannard, who is not currently under contract with a team, can appeal against the decision before the Court of Arbitration for Sport.<\/p>\n
He previously competed with World Tour team Alpecin-Deceuninck – home of world champion Mathieu van der Poel and the sport\u2019s best sprinter Jasper Philipsen – as recently as last year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n