Spanish doctor banned 10 years, 3 cyclists get shorter bans in Portugal’s biggest doping case

Spanish doctor banned in Portuguese doping case

LISBON, Portugal — Portugal’s cycling federation has suspended a Spanish doctor for 10 years after finding him guilty of providing illegal substances to riders in the country’s biggest doping case.

The federation says Marcos Marino Maynar provided prohibited substances, including performance-enhancing drugs and materials to mask control samples, to members of the LA-MSS team during the 2008 season.

In a ruling released late Wednesday, the federation’s disciplinary committee also banned three LA-MSS riders for up to two years for doping and tampering with samples.

The team’s sports director Manuel Zeferino was fined $4,200 for failing to ensure the proper conduct of his riders.

The ruling is to be sent to the International Cycling Union, which may add international bans.