Cycling-British cyclist Evans banned for EPO doping (Reuters)
British cyclist Gabriel Evans has been handed a three-and-a-half year suspension for using banned blood booster erythropoietin (EPO), UK Anti-Doping said on Thursday. The British junior national champion, who won the national junior 10-mile time trial in September but was subsequently stripped of the title, admitted to using the performance-enhancing drug in December. “Evans clearly acted intentionally when he decided to purchase and use EPO.