2 years for Hernandez

Miami racer gets a nice rest: Hernandez, 42, tested positive for exogenous testosterone, an anabolic agent, which is prohibited under the USADA Protocol and the rules of the UCI. His suspension took effect September 15, 2008, the date of his acceptance. Hernandez was disqualified from all competitive results achieved on and subsequent to March 2, 2008, the date his urine sample was collected at the Vuelta Independencia National, including forfeiture of any medals, points and prizes.

I guess when you are 42 you need every helper you can find - even if it's unlikely to make much (or any) difference. Then again the 22 year olds need to take some "assistance" just to get noticed. And everyone in between is under the hammer just to stay competitive. This is what you call a culture of doping. I wonder what other pro sports do to keep doping under control... something? Or nothing?

A fine Colombian catch

Quite a few names, little detail: The Colombian Cycling Federation announced Friday that six riders had returned positive doping controls during the Vuelta a Colombia in May. The federation did not specify the substances which caused the adverse analytical findings for Rafael Montiel, Juan Guillermo Castro, Camilo Gomez, Carlos Ospina Hernandez, Hernan Buenahora and Giovanni Barriga.