PARIS — Russian cyclist Denis Galimzyanov, who won the Paris-Brussels race in 2011, has been suspended for two years for doping, the country's anti-doping agency said in a statement Thursday. The organization said the ban for the Katusha team sprinter would be backdated to April 13 this year. Galimzyanov tested positive for the banned blood booster erythropoetin (EPO) in March and was provosionally suspended by world cycling. The 25-year-old from Yekaterinburg then admitted doping and declined the offer of a B sample test. The UCI in November removed the Katusha team from the sport's top tier WorldTour races. — AP
