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CAS 2007/A/1396 WADA & UCI vs Alejandro Valverde & RFEC
May 31, 2010
CAS 2007/O/1381 RFEC & Alejandro Valverde vs UCI
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CAS 2009/A/1879 Alejandro Valverde vs CONI, WADA & UCI
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Swiss Federal Court 4A_234_2010 Alejandro Valverde vs CONI, WADA & UCI
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Swiss Federal Court 4A_420_2010 Alejandro Valverde vs WADA, UCI & RFEC
January 3, 2011
Swiss Federal Court 4A_644_2009 Alejandro Valverde vs CONI, WADA & UCI
April 13, 2010
On 31 May 2010 the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) decided to impose a 2 year period of ineligibility (CAS 2007/A/1396 & 1402) on the Athlete Alejandro Valverde for committing an anti-doping rule violation. In this case the CAS Panel dismissed the request made by WADA and UCI to annul the Athlete’s results prior to 1 January 2010.
On 29 June 2010 the Athlete appeal the CAS decision of 31 May 2010 with the Swiss Federal Court.
The Athlete filed several objections regarding the challenged arbitrator Fernandez Ballesteros, the jurisdiction of CAS, his right to be heard, the disqualification of his results and the principle of ne bis in idem in this case.
The Swiss Federal Court concludes that the Athlete’s objections haven no ground and therefore decides on 3 January 2011 to dismiss the Athlete’s appeal.
