Mosquera B sample remains to be tested

Ezequiel Mosquera (Xacobeo-Galicia).

Ezequiel Mosquera (Xacobeo-Galicia). (Image credit: Jean-François Quénet)

The International Cycling Union has confirmed that Ezequiel Mosquera remains under investigation for doping, contrary to reports circulating in the Spanish press earlier in the week. Mosquera returned an adverse analytical finding for Hydoxyethyl starch at the Vuelta a España.

Barry Ryan
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Barry Ryan is Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.