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David Clinger pinged 2 years for testosterone

In cycle sport bulking up doesn't help much at all, unless perhaps you are a track sprinter. So when a roadie or MTBer gets pinged there's usually a different story; often it's a desire to come back quickly after an injury. The alternative explanation is that a testosterone patch helps post-race or heavy training load recovery, something that is unproven but widely believed. Unproven it may be, however if you do believe it works, for you it probably does. It's that old mind-over-matter thing.

Clinger Given Two-year Suspension For Doping | Cyclingnews.com

Positive test at 2009 US elite road nationals

The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced today that an American Arbitration Association/Court of Arbitration for Sport (AAA/CAS) panel issued its decision that David Clinger receive a two-year suspension for doping violations.

UCI blood profiling catches out Szczepaniak brothers

Szczepaniak Brothers Positive For EPO At Cyclo-cross Worlds | Cyclingnews.com

"Polish top two in Under-23 race provisionally suspended

Polish brothers Pawel and Kacper Szczepaniak, who finished first and second in this year's under 23 cyclo-cross World Championship, have returned positive results for EPO, in controls carried out at the event which took place in Tabor, Czech Republic in January."

Bosisio to face 2 year ban for EPO?

CONI Requests Two-year Ban For Bosisio | Cyclingnews.com

"Former LPR Brakes rider to front TNA hearing in April

The Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) has requested a two-year ban for former LPR Brakes rider Gabriele Bosisio, who will face the Italian Anti-doping Tribunal (TNA) next month.

Bosisio, 29, tested positive for EPO in an out-of-competition test conducted on September 2, 2009. The test was a targeted control, carried out by the International Cycling Union (UCI), which had detected irregularities in his biological passport blood profile."