CAS 2010/A/2141 & 2142-O M., Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) v. M., Real Federacion Espanola de Ciclismo (RFEC)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 14/09/2010
Why it matters
M., Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) v. M., Real Federacion Espanola de Ciclismo (RFEC), an anti-doping case in cycling decided by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, the final tribunal of world sport. 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
M., Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) v. M., Real Federacion Espanola de Ciclismo (RFEC): an anti-doping case in cycling before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 14/09/2010. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: M., Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) v. M., Real Federacion Espanola de Ciclismo (RFEC)
Case number: CAS 2010/A/2141 & 2142-O
Outcome: None
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an anti-doping case
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