Alberto Contador handed two-year ban for doping offence
The Court of Arbitration for Sport has banned Alberto Contador for two years for doping, according to the Spanish Cycling Federation.
He has been stripped of his 2010 Tour de France victory and, with his suspension running until 6 August this year, will miss the 2012 Tour.
The Spaniard was found guilty of doping after testing positive for clenbuterol during the 2010 Tour.
He has maintained that the failure resulted from eating contaminated meat.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) regards clenbuterol - a fat-burning and muscle-building supplement - as a zero-tolerance drug, and, together with world cycling governing body UCI, appealed against the decision.