UCI statement on Denise Betsema

The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) announces that the Dutch rider Denise Betsema was notified of an Adverse Analytical Finding (AAF) of Endogenous Anabolic Androgenic Steroid(s) administered exogenously in a sample collected on 27 January 2019 during the Telenet UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup in Hoogerheide, Netherlands.

This doping control was planned and carried out by the Cycling Anti-Doping Foundation (CADF), the independent body mandated by the UCI, in charge of defining and implementing the anti-doping strategy in cycling.

The rider has the right to request and attend the analysis of her B sample.

In accordance with UCI Anti-Doping Rules, the rider has been provisionally suspended until the adjudication of the procedure.

At this stage of the procedure, the UCI will not comment any further on the matter.