CAS 2011/A/2616 Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) v. Oscar Sevilla Rivera, Real Federacion Espanola de Ciclismo (RFEC)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 15/05/2012
Why it matters
Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) v. Oscar Sevilla Rivera, 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. The Court held that the appeal was partially 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
Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) v. Oscar Sevilla Rivera, Real Federacion Espanola de Ciclismo (RFEC): an anti-doping case in cycling before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 15/05/2012. The Court held that the appeal was partially upheld. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) v. Oscar Sevilla Rivera, Real Federacion Espanola de Ciclismo (RFEC)
Case number: CAS 2011/A/2616
Outcome: Partially Upheld
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an anti-doping case
Read the full decision at Court of Arbitration for Sport ↗
Locus Standi links to the source decision and publishes its own plain-language summary. It does not reproduce the text of the award.