Lausanne, Switzerland - Cyclist Michael Rasmussen has appealed the two-year ban he received for doping, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) confirmed Tuesday.
"The Danish cyclist requests the annulment or the reduction of the two year suspension which was imposed upon him last month by the Monegasque Cycling Federation as a result of a violation of the UCI (International Cycling Union) anti-doping Regulation," said CAS in a statement.
Rasmussen was kicked out of the 2007 Tour while leading after lying about his whereabouts in connection with doping tests. He told the ICU that he was in Mexico when he was actually in Italy and France.
The 34-year-old was subsequently fired by his Rabobank team but won damages totalling in the region of 1 million dollars after winning a case in a Dutch court for unfair dismissal.
He was banned by Monegasque Cycling Federation as that is where he has a licence. CAS has said that it will hear Rasmussen's case until September at the earliest. (dpa)
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