Camenzind banned

The scandal around the 1998 world road race champion came to a head just days before the start of last month's Olympic Games, prompting the Swiss cyclist to retire from the sport before cycling authorities could suspend him from competition.

The ex-Phonak team member had tested positive for erythropoietin (EPO), a blood-boosting drug popular in endurance sports, in one of a string of doping cases that hit the Games before the opening ceremony.

Under Swiss rules, anyone who tests positive is banned with immediate effect even before the result of a second sample.

The Swiss Olympic Association said Camenzind was suspended as of August 19 and would be fined 10,000 Swiss francs ($7,868).

He was ordered to pay costs.