US masters racer suspended for EPO use

EPO and cycling. A bit of a cliche'.

EPO and cycling. A bit of a cliche'. (Image credit: AFP Photo)

45-year-old Michigan resident Neal Schubel received a two-year suspension for EPO use, the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced today. The rider from Saginaw was banned "based on his purchase, possession and use of synthetic erythropoietin (EPO)", the press release stated.