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Portuguese team handed racing suspension following multiple doping cases within the same year

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The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox! You are now subscribed Your newsletter sign-up was successful Portuguese Continental squad Feirense-Beeceler have been suspended from racing for 22 days after three of the team's riders committed Biological Passport violations during the 2022 and 2023 seasons. The International Testing Agency (ITA) announced the decision on Friday, with the UCI Disciplinary Commission issuing the suspension. In accordance with Article 11.3 of the UCI's anti-doping rules, the team will be banned for a period of 22 days from March 22 to April 12. The news comes the same week as another team suspension after the Colombian team Medellin-EPM was recently handed a 30-day ban in the wake of two Biological Passport cases. Three riders on Feirense-Beeceler have recently returned Biological Passport anti-doping rule violations – Venceslau Fernandes, Barry Frederik Miller, and Antonio Carvalho Ferreira.…

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