Sweeck doping case dismissed

The Royal Belgian Cycling Federation (RLVB) today announced the dismissal of the doping case against cyclo-cross racer Laurens Sweeck. The winner of the 2014-2015 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup in the U23 category had been accused of injecting Vaminolact, an amino acid supplement for infants, but the RLVB could not find sufficient evidence.

Growing up in Missoula, Montana, Pat competed in his first bike race in 1985 at Flathead Lake. He studied English and journalism at the University of Oregon and has covered North American cycling extensively since 2009, as well as racing and teams in Europe and South America. Pat currently lives in the US outside of Portland, Oregon, with his imaginary dog Rusty.