Danish cyclist Alex Rasmussen was by Team HTC-Highroad on Thursday after missing his third doping test in 18 months. A two-time track world champion, Rasmussen, 27, had just signed a contract with Garmin-Cervelo in the aftermath of HTC-Highroad’s collapse last month. Garmin has also terminated that agreement. Rasmussen will miss next week鈥檚 road world championships in Copenhagen and must now face a hearing in front of the Danish sports commission. Rasmussen told reporters on Thursday that the missed tests were mistakes, not intentional evasions. 鈥淪ome stupid mistakes could cost me two years,鈥 . The requires riders to information so that doping tests can be administered at any time. Missing three tests in any 18-month period can result in a two-years ban from competition.
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