The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland, has suspended the procedure regarding the decision taken by the Spanish cycling federation not to open proceedings against Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) for his alleged implication in the Operación Puerto case. Both the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the International Cycling Union (UCI) had appealed the decision in front of the CAS.
The procedure has been suspended for a maximum of six months to allow the Spanish authorities to decide on whether or not they have the right to hand over the alleged evidence, blood bag "number 18". This sort of international legal assistance can take several months after the initial official request has been sent.
