Kazakh Andrey Kashechkin lost an appeal Friday of his two-year suspension for doping a week after the suspension expired. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) upheld his suspension issued by the International Cycling Union (UCI). The former Team Astana cyclist tested positive for blood doping in an out-of-competition doping control while on vacation on August 1, 2007. He denied the charges. Kashechkin at first challenged the charges in a Belgian court, claiming that doping test violate human …

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Kashechkin’s suspension upheld
