Mathias Flückiger tested positive for doping and has been immediately suspended

Swiss rider Mathias Fluckiger has tested positive for a banned anabolic substance at the Swiss championships. The Thomus Maxon rider was in Munich to take part in tomorrow's European Championships but has been temporarily and immediately suspended by his team and national team.

Mathias Fluckiger tests positive for anabolic steroids and is suspended on a temporary basis

Swiss Sport Integrity informed the Swiss federation that Mathias Flückiger tested positive for zeranol, a banned anabolic substance. The test was carried out on 5 June at the Swiss Championships in Leysin, where Fluckiger became national champion.

Mathias Fluckiger had not raced since he won the Val di Sole Short Track, was knocked out by Covid and then decided to skip the World Cup events at Snowshoe and Saint-Mont-Anne in order to prepare well for the last part of the season.

Fluckiger, the reigning Olympic runner-up, was the Swiss national team's favourite for tomorrow's European Championships, but his main target was the World Championships in Les Gets next week.