Tour stage winner Astarloza suspended after failed doping test

Mikel Astarloza (Euskaltel-Euskadi) on the podium after his stage win.

Mikel Astarloza (Euskaltel-Euskadi) on the podium after his stage win. (Image credit: AFP)

The International Cycling Union (UCI) announced Friday that it suspended Spaniard Mikel Astarloza for failing a doping control June 26, which was 25 days before he won the Tour de France's mountain stage to Bourg-Saint-Maurice.