Yates given four-month ban following failed drugs test (Reuters)
(Reuters) – British cyclist Simon Yates has been handed a four-month ban after failing a drugs test, the sport’s governing body UCI announced on Friday, meaning he will miss this year’s Tour de France. Until the UCI ruling, Yates had been hopeful that he might still be able to take part in the Tour de France but his four-month ban will only end on July 11, nine days after the sport’s premier event begins. “Simon has been given a four-month sanction by the UCI given the administrative error in not having a required TUE for his asthma inhaler at Paris-Nice,” said Orica-GreenEdge general manager Shayne Bannan on the team’s website.