French cyclist caught taking steroids
Jimmy Casper didn't have medical exemption for use of banned substance
Last Updated: Saturday, August 9, 2008 | 2:18 PM ET
The Associated Press
French cyclist Jimmy Casper tested positive for a banned steroid during the Tour de France, the head of the nation's anti-doping agency said Saturday.
Casper did not have medical exemption for the use of steroids, according to Pierre Bordry. The Agritubel rider could be called before the French Cycling Federation.
The 95th edition of the Tour de France was again hit by doping cases. Riccardo Ricco of Italy and Manuel Beltran and Moises Duenas Nevado of Spain tested positive for the banned blood-booster EPO.
Dmitriy Fofonov of Kazakhstan tested positive for a banned stimulant.
© The Canadian Press, 2008
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