Slovenian mountain bike specialist Blaza Klemencic, a two-time Olympian, has received a provisional suspension from the International Cycling Union (UCI) three years after giving a positive doping sample for EPO.

The UCI revealed on Saturday in a website posting that the sample in the case, given on March 27, 2012, had tested positive when reanalyzed recently.

Last month, Italy's Giampaolo Caruso (Katusha) was suspended for a sample given in 2012.

UCI has said where possible it will follow the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) code and store and renanalyze samples over 10 years to allow for scientific advancements in doping tests.

Klemencic, 35, was third in this year's European Championships in cross country. She had competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2012 London Olympics.
Source: AFP