CAS 2007/O/1381 Real Federacion Espanola de Ciclismo (RFEC), Alejandro Valverde v. Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 26/09/2007
Why it matters
Real Federacion Espanola de Ciclismo (RFEC), Alejandro Valverde v. Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), an anti-doping case in cycling decided by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, the final tribunal of world sport. The Court held that the appeal was upheld. For a student, it shows how CAS applies the World Anti-Doping Code: the athlete bears a heavy burden to explain an adverse finding, and CAS reviews both the science and the sanction afresh.
Summary
Real Federacion Espanola de Ciclismo (RFEC), Alejandro Valverde v. Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI): an anti-doping case in cycling before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 26/09/2007. The Court held that the appeal was upheld. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Real Federacion Espanola de Ciclismo (RFEC), Alejandro Valverde v. Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)
Case number: CAS 2007/O/1381
Outcome: Upheld
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an anti-doping case
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